Group Wants CMS to Limit Opioid Use in Medicare Set-Asides

Amid a growing number of U.S. government initiatives to address what’s being called a national crisis of opioid abuse, some say that one federal agency seems to be out of step. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continues to demand payment for large amounts of opioids as a condition for approving proposed future-medical settlements in workers' compensation and other insurance cases, Medicare set-aside consultants say. But efforts are intensifying to reduce CMS’ opioid allocations. The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals has proposed what it call...