The House of Representatives last night approved 25 bills to combat the opioid crisis, including four supported by the AHA. The AHA-supported bills would provide resources for hospitals to develop protocols on discharging patients who have presented with an opioid overdose (H.R. 5176); establish a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit opioid use in hospital emergency departments (H.R. 5197); direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate coverage of abuse-deterrent opioids in Medicare plans (H.R. 5582); and include opioid use and pain management resources in the “Medicare & You” handbook (H.R. 5685).