Pennsylvania Medicaid Selects 20 Centers Of Excellence For Opioid Treatment

On July 14, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced it had selected 20 addiction treatment provider organizations to be Centers of Excellence (COE) for opiate use disorder. The COEs will function as hubs that will coordinate care with the separate Medicaid HealthChoices managed care organizations (MCOs) for behavioral and physical services. To coordinate care, the COEs will have navigators to assist Medicaid beneficiaries with opioid-related substance use disorders though the medical system, and ensure they receive behavioral and physical health care. The COEs will provide wrap-around supportive services as well as medication-assisted treatment with . . .