In a Nov. 1 letter to Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, America’s Essential Hospitals shared its support for their bipartisan bill, the Fatal Overdose Reduction Act (S. 4430).
In the letter, America’s Essential Hospitals said it appreciates that the bill would replicate a program at UW Medicine, an essential hospital and association member in Seattle, that reduced fatal overdoses by 68 percent. The legislation would create a low-barrier fentanyl treatment pilot program across the United States through Health Engagement Hubs.