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Renewed effort to fight crisis will expand medical services in rural areas, sources say
The Associated Press
Posted: Oct 26, 2017 9:42 AM ET
Last Updated: Oct 26, 2017 9:42 AM ET
U.S. President Donald Trump will direct his Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency under the Public Health Service Act, according to senior White House officials.
The declaration doesn’t come with specific funding. But officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the plans, said it will allow changes such as expanded access to medical services in rural areas.
Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech Thursday afternoon on fighting the opioid crisis. He’s said an emergency designation will give his administration the “power to do things that you can’t do right now.”
Trump pledged during his campaign to make fighting addiction a top priority at rallies in some of the hardest-hit states.
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