If confronting the opioid crisis were like playing in the World Series, yesterday’s announcement may be akin to hitting a home run, maybe even a Grand Slam.
On Wednesday, Gary Mendell, Founder and CEO of Shatterproof, Dr. Thomas McLellan, former Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Chris Hocevar, President (Strategy, Segments and Solutions) of Cigna Corporation, and Mary Ann Christopher, Vice President (Clinical Operations and Transformation) of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey, announced that 16 major healthcare payers would adopt eight “National Principles of Care” for the treatment of addiction.
