Health and Fitness, National

Senate Republicans Rushing Secret Healthcare Bill That Would Cut Access to Opioid Treatment for Millions

Reports: Republican Senators Concerned About Millions Losing Treatment Coverage Make Push for Emergency Opioid Funds to Offset Lost Coverage

drug overdose deaths
Source: CDC

Advocates: Emergency Opioid Funding Is No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2017. Healthcare legislation drafted in secret by a small group of Senate Republicans would strip access to opioid treatment and mental health services from millions of people vulnerable to opioid relapse and overdose. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he intends…

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