KHN On C-SPAN: Current Capitol Hill Thinking On Combating The Opioid Crisis

Kaiser Health News correspondent Shefali Luthra was interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s in-depth examination of recent developments regarding the nation’s opioid crisis. Luthra talked about ideas circulating around Capitol Hill — in hearings, in legislation and in budget measures — to combat the problem, as well as how states have been responding, among other things. The program first aired April 5.

You can see Luthra’s comments here.

Watch the entire program here.

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<h1>KHN On C-SPAN: Current Capitol Hill Thinking On Combating The Opioid Crisis</h1>
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<p>Kaiser Health News correspondent Shefali Luthra was interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s in-depth examination of recent developments regarding the nation’s opioid crisis. Luthra talked about ideas circulating around <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/congress-tackles-the-opioid-epidemic-but-how-much-will-it-help/">Capitol Hill</a> — in hearings, in legislation and in budget measures — to combat the problem, as well as how states have been responding, among other things. The program first aired April 5.</p><p>You can see Luthra’s comments <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4722149/khns-shefali-luthra-discusses-opioid-crisis">here</a>.</p><p>Watch the entire program <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?443245-2/span-reviews-coverage-opioid-epidemic">here</a>.</p>		<p><em>		This story was produced by <a href="http://kffhealthnews.org/">Kaiser Health News</a>, an editorially independent program of the <a href="https://www.kff.org/">Kaiser Family Foundation</a>.		</em></p>		<em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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