Massachusetts

Mass. Agrees to Addiction Treatment Rating System

Massachusetts has agreed to participate in a new rating system that is being developed to measure the quality of addiction treatment programs.

State health officials say the rating system will primarily use data from three sources: insurance claims, provider surveys, and consumer experience surveys.

The information will be made publicly available to those searching for high-quality addiction treatment, as well as to public and private payers, states, and referral sources. The system is being developed by the national nonprofit organization Shatterproof.

The rating system will examine evidence-based specialty addiction treatment providers including residential, outpatient, and intensive outpatient programs that are licensed, certified or approved by states to provide treatment for substance use disorder.

If the pilot program is successful, the rating system will be launched nationwide.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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