Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled a revamped, $100 billion plan to address the opioid crisis
The proposal is modeled after the federal Ryan White HIV grant program and provides a dedicated funding stream of $100 billion over a decade, including $4 billion annually to states, territories and Native American tribes for prevention and treatment services. It also sets aside $2.7 billion each year for those counties and cities with the highest rates of drug overdose deaths.
The plan also calls for $1.7 billion for public health surveillance and research for addiction treatments, and new resources to support training health care workers caring for patients with substance use disorders. It additionally provides $1.1 billion for public organizations and nonprofit entities working with at risk populations, to support treatment and harm reduction services, like needle exchanges.
The plan also creates new programs for people at risk or struggling with an opioid addiction in the workplace, and helps health care providers treat patients with other mental health disorders. And it would designate new funding to expand the capacity of addiction treatment providers who treat Medicaid patients.
Warren said a separate proposal she authored would impose criminal penalties on executives of companies that "deliberately hurt people through criminal negligence." She pointed to the Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, which has been under intense scrutiny for its role in the opioid crisis.The original version never got a vote last year.
The way Warren proposes paying for the plan by taxing highest earners would again likely be a non-starter on Capitol Hill.Warren said she would pay for the plan by imposing a 2 percent annual tax on people who earn $50 million or more. She says that would raise $2.75 trillion over a decade and cover her other policy proposals including universal free college tuition and child care.Klobuchar last week proposed a $100 billion plan to combat addiction.
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