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The Simplify Access Bill
New bill aims to simplify access to addiction treatment medicines
Prohibits healthcare insurers from requiring or conducting a review for prescription medicine used to treat alcohol or opioid use disorder containing Methadone, Burenorphine, or Naltrexone, or approved to mitigate opioid withdrawal symptoms.
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This bill would help people get important medicines for addiction without extra checks from insurance companies.
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Now is the time to support this bill, as it could make it easier for those struggling with addiction to get the help they need without delays from insurance.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill stops insurers from reviewing certain addiction treatment medicines.
- Medicines like Methadone and Buprenorphine help people with alcohol and opioid use disorders.
- This bill is currently in the House Health & Human Services committee.
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