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GAO Assessment of the Opioid Public Health Emergency

GAO Assessment of the Opioid Public Health Emergency News & Analysis Health Agencies Update Final Rules for Religious or Moral make it harder for hundreds of thousands of Objections to Contraceptive Coverage Americans, particularly women, to get the The Departments of Health and Human Ser- health care coverage they need.” vices(HHS),Treasury,andLaborrecentlyan- nounced 2 final rules that exempt employ- GAO Assessment of the ersfromprovidinghealthinsurancecoverage Opioid Public Health Emergency for contraceptives if they have religious or The Department of Health and Human Ser- vices (HHS) has not yet used all the tools at moral objections to it. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ex- its disposal to deal with the opioid public healthemergency,accordingtoarecentlyre- empted “houses of worship” and plans grandfatheredundertheACAfromhavingto leased report by the Government Account- ability Office (GAO). cover preventive services such as contra- ceptives with no cost sharing. At President Donald J. Trump’s request, ActingHHSSecretaryEricHargan,JD,declared Treasury,Labor,andHHSin2011beganis- suingregulationsandguidancerequiringnon– the opioid crisis a public health emergency in October2017andrenewedthedeclarationthe grandfathered group health plans and insur- Final rules announced for contraceptive coverage ancecompaniesandinsuranceorganizations, followingJanuary,April,andJuly.Thedeclara- exemptions based on moral or religious objections. tionwasspurredbyincreasingratesofopioid- suchasHMOs,tocoverallFDA-approvedcon- traceptivemethods,sterilizationprocedures, related deaths and opioid use disorder. Under federal law, a public health emer- and related services with no cost sharing. mothers with disabilities to supplement an The new http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

GAO Assessment of the Opioid Public Health Emergency

JAMA , Volume 320 (24) – Dec 25, 2018

GAO Assessment of the Opioid Public Health Emergency

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News & Analysis Health Agencies Update Final Rules for Religious or Moral make it harder for hundreds of thousands of Objections to Contraceptive Coverage Americans, particularly women, to get the The Departments of Health and Human Ser- health care coverage they need.” vices(HHS),Treasury,andLaborrecentlyan- nounced 2 final rules that exempt employ- GAO Assessment of the ersfromprovidinghealthinsurancecoverage Opioid Public Health Emergency for contraceptives if they have religious...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2018 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2018.20155
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Abstract

News & Analysis Health Agencies Update Final Rules for Religious or Moral make it harder for hundreds of thousands of Objections to Contraceptive Coverage Americans, particularly women, to get the The Departments of Health and Human Ser- health care coverage they need.” vices(HHS),Treasury,andLaborrecentlyan- nounced 2 final rules that exempt employ- GAO Assessment of the ersfromprovidinghealthinsurancecoverage Opioid Public Health Emergency for contraceptives if they have religious or The Department of Health and Human Ser- vices (HHS) has not yet used all the tools at moral objections to it. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ex- its disposal to deal with the opioid public healthemergency,accordingtoarecentlyre- empted “houses of worship” and plans grandfatheredundertheACAfromhavingto leased report by the Government Account- ability Office (GAO). cover preventive services such as contra- ceptives with no cost sharing. At President Donald J. Trump’s request, ActingHHSSecretaryEricHargan,JD,declared Treasury,Labor,andHHSin2011beganis- suingregulationsandguidancerequiringnon– the opioid crisis a public health emergency in October2017andrenewedthedeclarationthe grandfathered group health plans and insur- Final rules announced for contraceptive coverage ancecompaniesandinsuranceorganizations, followingJanuary,April,andJuly.Thedeclara- exemptions based on moral or religious objections. tionwasspurredbyincreasingratesofopioid- suchasHMOs,tocoverallFDA-approvedcon- traceptivemethods,sterilizationprocedures, related deaths and opioid use disorder. Under federal law, a public health emer- and related services with no cost sharing. mothers with disabilities to supplement an The new

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Published: Dec 25, 2018

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