Five highlights of the plan:
- Mr. O’Rourke’s plan would expand access to medication-assisted recovery.
- It would also require insurance companies to offer benefits for mental health and substance use that are on par with other medical benefits.
- Local and state governments that develop multiyear plans for preventing substance use disorder and supporting treatment could apply for $100 billion in grant money, funded by an increase in the ACA’s branded prescription drug fee.
- His plan would increase monitoring to root out fentanyl coming into the U.S. from China.
- It would also create 5 million paid apprenticeships for people recovering from substance use disorder.
Read the full plan here.
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