Last week, the House of Representatives voted 396-14 to approve bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6) that would serve as a Senate vehicle for many of the House-passed bills to combat the opioid crisis and includes a number of American Hospital Association (AHA)-supported provisions. Additionally, the House separately approved two key AHA-supported bills. H.R. 5797, as amended, would allow states to receive federal matching funds for up to 30 days per year for services provided to adult Medicaid beneficiaries for opioid and cocaine use disorder in an Institution for Mental Disease and expand treatment coverage to individuals suffering from cocaine use disorder, while H.R. 6082 would align 42 CFR Part 2 regulations with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to allow health care providers to responsibly share substance use disorder treatment information. The White House has expressed support for all three bills. The Senate is expected to consider opioid legislation as early as mid-July. ​​​