The CDC estimates that 93,000 Americans died due to overdose deaths in 2020, a more than 29% increase from 2019   Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), founders and co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, released the following statement on new data… Read more »

   Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined her fellow co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, David Trone (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and the co-chairs of the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus, Reps. Tim Ryan (D-OH), David McKinley (R-WV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Dave Joyce (R-OH), to… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), David Trone (MD-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), and G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) recently introduced legislation to help overdose victims by closing a dangerous information gap that keeps prescribers uninformed about a patient who overdoses. The Improving Medicaid Programs’… Read more »

    (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced today that the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (MHCGM) will receive $559,634 to expand access to telehealth services for Granite State veterans and low-income patients.… Read more »

**Rep. Kuster and Sen. Cory Booker introduced identical legislation in 2019**   Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH), a founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force and member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, reintroduced the Humane Correctional Health Care Act alongside Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick… Read more »

**The Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force held a roundtable last month on substance use prevention during COVID-19, the first event of the 117th Congress**   Washington, D.C. — Today, on Mental Health Action Day 2021, the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD), and… Read more »

**The Kuster-backed American Rescue Plan includes critical support for New Hampshire** **Watch the full conversation HERE**   Concord, N.H. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual roundtable with New Hampshire substance use and mental health leaders to provide an update on how the American Rescue Plan will support their critical services in New Hampshire. Today, New… Read more »

**The full Subcommittee hearing is available HERE** **Kuster’s full line of questioning is available HERE**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), questioned Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra during a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Fiscal Year 2022 HHS Budget." During the hearing, Kuster questioned… Read more »

**The full Task Force Roundtable is available HERE**   Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), David Trone (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, hosted the first Task Force roundtable entitled, “Dual Crisis: COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorder.” The Members heard from… Read more »

BY LAUREN GIELLA ON 4/29/21 Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was fighting another public health crisis. Opioid addiction has been ravaging the country for years. Combating the opioid crisis has been a bipartisan effort for years. In this episode of ASP Explores, Representatives Democrat Annie Kuster New Hampshire and Republican Bob Latta of Ohio discuss the causes of… Read more »