Senate Committee Approves Opioid Package with Hospice Disposal Authority

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On Tuesday, April 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a markup on S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act. This comprehensive legislative package takes many different angles to combat the opioid addiction crisis affecting people nationwide. Notable to the hospice industry was the inclusion of a provision allowing hospice providers […]

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NAHC/NHPCO Submit Joint Statement on Drug Disposal Provisions of Senate HELP Bill

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–Committee Takes Testimony, Announces Plans to “Mark Up” Opioid Legislation Efforts to move federal legislation to address the opioid crisis picked up speed Wednesday with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) taking testimony from experts in the field of substance abuse disorder and announcing its plans to hold a markup on April […]

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Senate HELP Committee Floats Draft Opioid Package

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Proposal would require DEA regulations and GAO study on hospice disposal Issues related to the opioid abuse crisis are increasingly taking center stage in federal policy discussions.  Most recently the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)Committee released a bipartisan legislative “discussion draft” titled “The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018” that committee leadership hope […]

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Trump’s HHS Appointee Sounds Friendly to Home Health During Senate Hearing

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President Donald Trump’s pick to take over as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sounded some friendly notes to home health during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee this week. HHS nominee Alex Azar (see this edition of NAHC Report for more information on Mr. […]

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