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Facing Pressure, Insurance Plans Loosen Rules For Covering Addiction Treatment
Kaiser Health News Feb. 21, 2017
"Aetna will stop requiring doctors seek approval before prescribing particular medications -- such as Suboxone -- that are used to mitigate withdrawal symptoms, and typically given along with steady counseling.... The change comes as addiction to opioids, which include heavy-duty painkillers and heroin, still sweeps the country.... And it puts Aetna in the company of Anthem and Cigna, which both recently dropped the prior authorization requirement for privately insured patients across the country."
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