Larry Bucshon actually said...

"I do, again, want to reiterate my concerns about lifting regulatory requirements on qualifications required to prescribe these medications for MAT and I think that they are there for a reason."

"My concerns are that buprenorphine can be effective if administered by properly educated and trained providers who counsel and educate the patient."

"In my opinion, that is exactly what H.R. 2482, the Mainstream Addiction Treatment Act does. It removes education requirements and limits making it easier to prescribe a medication known to be highly d..."

"The last thing Congress should be doing, in my view as a physician, is limit and relax requirements for prescribing and dispensing narcotic drugs like buprenorphine, even when there is political press..."