with Paulina FiroziBefore coronavirus, policymakers were focused on eliminating another epidemic: opioid abuse. But executives for these centers feel like they’ve been demoted from higher-priority health providers to more of an afterthought. (Jesse Winter/Reuters)Congress hasn’t left substance abuse providers entirely out of its pandemic response bills, but the funding has been relatively meager. “Our mental health disorder and addiction treatment providers are facing an influx of need.”Welcome to The Health 202, our must-read newsletter on health policy. Ahh, oof and ouchAHH: Some of the nation's highest-ranking health officials are self-quarantining after a pair of White House aides contracted the coronavirus.

Source: Washington Post May 11, 2020 11:26 UTC