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House and Senate to Reconcile Opioid Legislation after Senate Passes Opioid Crisis Response Act
The Senate this week passed the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, a substantially different opioid  package from the SUPPORT Patients and Communities Act that the House passed in June.

The Senate bill lacks several NABH-supported provisions, including one from the House-passed bill that would repeal the Institutions ... Read more

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Senate Reschedules Opioid Legislation Vote for Monday, Sept. 17
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday delayed an expected vote on the Senate’s opioid package, citing the risk of Hurricane Florence as the reason why he canceled this week’s remaining votes.

The Senate’s bill, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, is expected to pass. If ... Read more

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Senate Expected to Vote on Opioid Package Next Week
The Senate has agreed on a bipartisan opioids package to address the nation’s public health crisis, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) office this week.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)—whose opioid-related bills are included in the package—said in a statement that a Senate ... Read more

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week announced the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model as part of the agency’s approach to addressing America’s opioid crisis.