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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			April 11, 2018		</time>
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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><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/khn-on-c-span-current-capitol-hill-thinking-on-combating-the-opioid-crisis/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/khn-on-c-span-current-capitol-hill-thinking-on-combating-the-opioid-crisis/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/khn-on-c-span-current-capitol-hill-thinking-on-combating-the-opioid-crisis/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20KHN%20On%20C-SPAN%3A%20Current%20Capitol%20Hill%20Thinking%20On%20Combating%20The%20Opioid%20Crisis&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FODI5MTEz&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/khn-on-c-span-current-capitol-hill-thinking-on-combating-the-opioid-crisis/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/khn-on-c-span-current-capitol-hill-thinking-on-combating-the-opioid-crisis/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><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://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/khn-on-c-span-current-capitol-hill-thinking-on-combating-the-opioid-crisis/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=829113&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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