Congress is now taking up Opioid issues with a bunch of new bills. https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/72588 This article gives some information on what is happening so now is the time to write your Representatives and Senators again.
President Trump has indicated he will back the new requirements of limiting Medicare and Medicaid from paying for 90 mg of morphine equivalent units for 7 days. Over that the pharmacists must call the doctor to talk about the patient and their real needs.
In my opinion this is just undue harassment of all involved. I know pharmacists will call doctors anytime they feel something is out of order with a prescription they do not need to be ordered to do so and doctors have a lot more to do than be on the phone with the pharmacists. All this means is that pain patients will loose. 19lin