To identify providers for opioid treatment, visit the Behavioral Healthcare Options home page.
For additional resources and to better understand HPN/SHL pharmacy programs, please follow the links below.
We’ve also established measures based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) opioid treatment guidelines to help prevent overuse of short-acting and long-acting opioid medications.
Recent updates from HPN/SHL:
- New to Therapy Opioid Edits for HPN/SHL Commercial and HPN Medicaid Plans (PDF)
- Information Regarding Opioid Tapering Recommendations (PDF)
Resources from UnitedHealthcare and Optum:
- Opioid Overutilization Prevention and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Programs for UnitedHealthcare commercial Plans - Quick Referene Guide (PDF)
- Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
- Naloxone: What You Need to Know (PDF)
- Opioid Tapering Recommendations (PDF)
- The Role of Dentists in Managing Opioids (PDF)
- Treatment Alternatives for Common Pain Conditions (PDF)
For more resources from UnitedHealthcare visit the Drug Lists and Pharmacy page.
For your HPN/SHL Commercial members, please push the “+” next to “Opioid Programs and Resources – Commercial.” For your HPN Medicaid members, please push the “+” next to “Opioid Programs and Resources – Community Plan (Medicaid)."
Other resources:
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (2016)
CDC Opioid Overdose Guideline Resources
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Role of Prevention in Addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (2016)
CDC Opioid Overdose Guideline Resources