Opioid Treatment Funds In Senate Bill Would Fall Far Short Of Needs

At a lunch last week, President Trump tried to persuade some reluctant senators to endorse repealing the Affordable Care Act. During the meeting, he mentioned a provision in the Senate Republican proposal that allocates funding for opioid treatment, saying, We’re committing $45 billion to help combat the opioid epidemic, and some states in particular like that. But addiction treatment specialists warn that sum of money is far from enough to address a crisis that has escalated across the United States in recent years, killing tens of thousands of people.