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Ed Markey: “The Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 would take a carefully considered step forward in expanding access to…”

On the recordJune 26, 2026
The Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 would take a carefully considered step forward in expanding access to this medication by allowing the most highly trained addiction physicians in the country to prescribe methadone for their patients to pick up at a pharmacy.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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