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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-pushes-bipartisan-fix-to-better-fund-opioid-treatment | McCaskill Pushes Bipartisan Fix to Better Fund Opioid Treatment | 2017-11-16 | 2017 | 2017-11 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | McCaskill Pushes Bipartisan Fix to Better Fund Opioid Treatment Legislation would adjust funding formula to better assist hardest-hit states Thursday, November 16, 2017 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is joining a bipartisan plan to prioritize federal opioid funding for states that have been hardest hit by the opioid epidemic. The legislation would charge the federal agencies tasked with combating the opioid epidemic to take into account mortality rates and lack of access to treatment and services when allocating funding, rather than the current method which unfairly benefits states with higher populations. “We need to make sure that our hardest-hit communities and those lacking important treatment resources are getting the help they need to combat this epidemic,” McCaskill said. “Opioids have been tearing apart communities across Missouri, and we need to make sure not only do we have an all hands on deck effort to curb this epidemic but that we’re doing so in a way that is most effective.” McCaskill has been an outspoken advocate in combating the opioid epidemic. Following her successful work to ensure county and municipal level prescription drug monitoring programs would be eligible for federal funds and her support for the grant application, McCaskill announced that St. Louis County was awarded $1 million to support the network of county and city level prescription drug monitoring programs in Missouri. McCaskill launched the most comprehensive Congressional investigation into the opioid crisis to date earlier this year, requesting documents from opioid manufacturers in March, and adding additional manufacturers in July as well as expanding her investigation to include distributors’ role in fueling the epidemic. In September, McCaskill announced the first round of findings, detailing systemic manipulation of the prior authorization process by Insys Therapeutics Additionally, McCaskill recently introduced a bill repealing the law that dramatically restricted the ability of the Drug Enforcement Administration to crack down on opioid distributors suspected of wrongdoing. Visit mccaskill.senate.gov/opioids for information and resources related to Missouri’s opioid epidemic. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |