CREATES Eyed As Opioid Package Offset, But Changes Make It Less Attractive

The Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act (CREATES) Act is being considered as an offset for the opioid package moving through the House, lobbyists on both sides of the debate tell Inside Health Policy . However, changes to the bill that significantly lower the Congressional Budget Office's projected savings may make it a less attractive offset for the costly opioid package. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) last week held up, unprompted, the CREATES Act, which would allow...