On March 23, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2018 (H.R. 1625), known more commonly as the “Omnibus.” The measure finances government operations through Sept. 30, the remainder of FY 2018 and provides $1.3 trillion in FY 2018 discretionary spending. Private File - Access Forbidden

The Trump administration included nearly $17 billion to combat the nation’s opioid crisis in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request the White House released today.

President Trump’s opioid commission reiterated its earlier recommendation to remove the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion in one of several policy changes the panel suggested in its final report on Thursday.