Congress Targets Final Vote on Reconciled House/Senate Opioid Bills Before Recess

Lawmakers are hoping to quickly reconcile the Senate’s newly-passed Opioid Crisis Response Act (S. 2680) with the package the House passed as soon as Friday and vote through a final bill next week.

Many stakeholders welcomed the Senate bill’s passage but some called for more provisions to expand treatment options.

The American Hospital Association acknowledged the bill would provide additional resources to treat addiction, but the organization is “extremely disappointed” by the omission of provisions that would expand access to treatment and improve care coordination, according to AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.