All Aboard the Opioid Tax BOAT

Published: May 11, 2017, 3:36 p.m.

A bill is pending to amend the Internal Revenue Code\u2019s Public Health Service Act (PHSA). The Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act (BOAT) potentially places a one penny per milligram excise tax on most opioid prescriptions, with the revenue earmarked for opioid treatment programs.