SUPPORT Act Reauthorization Heads To House Floor

The House Energy & Commerce Committee unanimously sent to the floor a bill that would reauthorize substance use disorder programs created under the SUPPORT Act, but due to the legislative package’s cost, several lawmakers have yet to get their mental health priorities included, such as grants for behavioral health providers to switch to electronic health records. Five years ago, Congress passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or SUPPORT Act, in...