cover image: S. 3393 - the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization ActS. 644 - the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (“MOTAA”)

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S. 3393 - the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization ActS. 644 - the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (“MOTAA”)

20 Mar 2024

March 15, 2024 Dear Members of the 118th Congress: We, the undersigned stakeholders, representing a diverse array of organizations dedicated to enhancing access to high-quality addiction care, express our disappointment at the omission of critical addiction and mental health policies in the recently passed minibus package. [...] MOTAA is a measured, bipartisan bill that would allow addiction specialist physicians to prescribe this highly effective medication for the treatment of OUD and allow patients to pick up this medication in pharmacies. [...] Sincerely, A New PATH Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center AIDS Foundation Chicago American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM) American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM) American Psychological Association Services American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) AMERSA A. [...] Illinois Harm Reduction & Recovery Coalition Illinois Society of Addiction Medicine Inseparable International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium JOLT Foundation Lake Charles Addiction and Wellness Center Louisiana Society of Addiction Medicine Massachusetts General Brigham Massachusetts Medical Society Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine Mental Health America Monogram Medical, PC Natio. [...] Tennessee Justice Center Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine The Black Cat Coffee House The Kennedy Forum The Porchlight Collective SAP Today I Matter, Inc.

Authors

Kelly M. Corredor

Pages
3
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United States of America