Senators from both sides of the aisle have teamed up to introduce a bill that would tackle the opioid epidemic, while the Department of Justice will jump in on the side of states in a nationwide opioid lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors.
The Hill reports that CARA 2.0, meant as a follow-up bill to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) signed into law in 2016, includes numerous policy changes that include establishing a three-day initial prescribing limit on opioids for acute pain, beefing up services to promote recovery and aiming to increase the availability of treatment.
It also includes increased funding authorizations in the wake of the two-year budget deal passed earlier in the month that includes $6 billion for the opioid and mental health crises.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
