tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 10

Industry Note: House Proposes 57 Bills to Combat Opioid Abuse

As the death toll continues to rise from the fallout of the national battle against opioid addiction, the U.S. House of Representatives pushes for more regulation to combat the epidemic. The House's Health Subcommittee advanced 57 bills forward to the larger Energy and Commerce Subcommittee for a vote with 56 of them devoted to fighting the opioid crisis, stated a House press release on the subject. "Many of these bills are a product of bipartisan effort and compromise," explained Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, MD, (R-TX). "Taken together, the bills before us today will improve access to...

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