OP-ED: To sustain progress on treating opioid disorders and serious mental illnesses keep the ACA

“In enacting the 21st Century Cures Act this past December, Congress took important steps toward promoting access to high quality care for mental and substance use disorders. The Act directs new resources to two long-standing challenges: federal opioid misuse and abuse ($1 billion over 2 years) and serious mental illnesses (about $200 million in 2017).   These … Continue reading OP-ED: To sustain progress on treating opioid disorders and serious mental illnesses keep the ACA