New York State Assembly Heroin Addiction Task Force Recommends All Payers Expand Access To Treatment

The New York Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction & Community Response released recommendations on how to improve the state’s response to address opioid addiction, and the key focus is on expanding prompt access to treatment and recovery services. The Task Force recommendations address publicly funded treatment through Medicaid and grants, privately funded services, and treatment provided to people involved with the criminal justice system. In recommendations related to health insurers, the Task Force advised requiring the Department of Financial Services, which regulates health insurers, to “aggressively investigate alleged violations of state and federal parity laws.” The Task . . .