CMS launches new pay model for opioid-dependent women

The CMS hopes to reduce the number of babies born addicted to opioids by launching a new Medicaid model to treat their mothers.The CMS Innovation Center will enter into agreements with up to 12 states whose Medicaid agencies will implement the "M-O-M or Maternal Opioid Misuse" model with one or more provider organizations in their communities. The partnership will provide a wide range of services for pregnant and postpartum women struggling with opioid misuse, the CMS said Tuesday."Too many barriers impede the delivery of well-coordinated, high-quality care to pregnant and postpartum women struggling with opioid misuse, including lack of access to treatment and a shortage of providers in rural areas, where the opioid crisis is especially destructive," HHS Secretary Alex Azar said...