Oregon health officials are rethinking their approach to chronic pain coverage and mandatory tapering off of opioids for Medicaid patients.
The Oregon Health Authority on Friday announced two major developments in a saga that has left patient advocates up in arms. The first is that the Health Evidence Review Commission will reconsider the coverage guidelines related to neck and back pain that went into effect in 2016.
Secondly, OHA staff is offering a revised proposal to the commission that would…
