Changing Course: The Role of Health Plans in Curbing the Opioid Epidemic

This is a report from the California Health Care Foundation that explores the four components that California health plans have used to decrease opioid prescribing: engaging providers, working with high-risk members, addressing misuse, and supporting healthy communities.

Several specific health plans in California that significantly reduced opioid prescribing are highlighted within this document.

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Prevention
Treatment
Response Approach
Cautious Opioid Prescribing
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
State / region
West
California