117th Congress
While the COVID-19 health crisis has dominated the news over the past year, there is another deadly epidemic affecting every corner of the country: the opioid epidemic.
America has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic for years, and Iowa is no exception. As a doctor, I have seen firsthand the challenges created by opioid addiction and abuse prompting me to pass legislation as a State Senator removing the harmful pre-authorization for medicated assisted treatment for substance use disorder.
While the COVID-19 health crisis has dominated the news over the past year, there is another deadly epidemic affecting every corner of the country: the opioid epidemic.
America has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic for years, and Iowa is no exception. As a doctor, I have seen firsthand the challenges created by opioid addiction and abuse prompting me to pass legislation as a State Senator removing the harmful pre-authorization for medicated assisted treatment for substance use disorder.
While the COVID-19 health crisis has dominated the news over the past year, there is another deadly epidemic affecting every corner of the country: the opioid epidemic.
As public health departments across the state including Washington County have begun declining weekly COVID-19 vaccine allocations due to decreased demand, U.S. Representative for Iowa’s Second District and former Iowa Department of Public Health Director Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) is encouraging all Iowans 16 years and older to get vaccinated.