Energy & Commerce Announces Eight Bills To Be Considered At Opioid Hearing

The House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee will hold its first of three hearings Wednesday (Feb. 28) on eight bills that could offer solutions to the opioid crisis, the committee announced Thursday (Feb. 22). The hearing will examine legislation pertaining to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), including bills that would direct HHS to create new training materials, mandate physician training and create a new category of controlled substances in an effort to stop the flow of synthetic fentanyl. The bills...