Senate set to vote on opioid response package next week

Politico ---------- Senators have reached a deal on a bipartisan package to address the opioid crisis, paving the way for a vote next week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday. The agreement comes after weeks of slowed negotiations between lawmakers over hot-button provisions like requiring Medicaid to cover treatment at more inpatient facilities and loosening privacy restrictions for substance-abuse patients' medical records. Neither provision made it into the final deal, but they are part of an opioid response package passed by the House earlier this year. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.