A new federal report showing a dramatic drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. is welcome news for many Massachusetts addiction treatment providers, but they're concerned some of the same programs that helped reduce deaths are now jeopardized by proposed federal funding cuts. The Trump administration's budget plan released this month calls for $1.1 billion in reductions to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. If approved by Congress, the loss would follow nearly $11.4 billion in cancelled or revoked COVID-era grants for addiction treatment, mental health and other programs. (fb)

The American Hospital Association recommends that HHS eliminate or ease a slew of regulations on billing, quality reporting, the workforce and other areas in a letter sent to regulators. President Donald Trump has made deregulation a centerpiece of his expansive overhaul of the federal government, including at HHS. The AHA wrote the department offering more than 100 suggestions for policies to scrap in response to an April solicitation from the White House Office of Management and Budget. https://ow.ly/bs8050VSVH2 (fb)