“Big Pharma is trying to hijack the bill and turn it into a giant pharmaceutical company bailout,” said Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota). Pharmaceutical companies are attempting to inject $4 billion in savings for themselves into opioid legislation being considered in Congress. A package of bills meant to address the opioid epidemic have passed both the… Continue reading Big Pharma Tries To Slip Benefit Into Senate Opioid Package
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Senate Passes Sweeping Opioid Legislation, Treatment Advocates Unimpressed
“None of the bills include providing the one thing communities hit by the opioid crisis need most: funding,” says one treatment advocate. A bipartisan effort to stem the opioid crisis, while impressive in scope, does not have what it takes to stem the national opioid crisis, say treatment advocates. On Monday (Sept. 17), the Senate… Continue reading Senate Passes Sweeping Opioid Legislation, Treatment Advocates Unimpressed
Senate Considers Opioid Crisis Bill, But Critics Say It Isn’t Enough
“A little drama for little substance,” said one addiction advocate familiar with the bill. The Senate is preparing to pass a bill to address the opioid epidemic, but critics say that the legislation skirts around the most important — and contentious — issues that could help change the way that opioid addiction is handled. “A… Continue reading Senate Considers Opioid Crisis Bill, But Critics Say It Isn’t Enough
