MOST Act
Latest action · Jun 19, 2018 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-764, Part I.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act or the MOST Act
This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage, related to pain management and opioid use.
For example, the bill requires certified opioid treatment program services to be covered under Medicare.
Additionally, among other requirements, the CMS must review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly.
The bill also requires payment under Medicare to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have health care practitioners who are newly certified to provide medication-assisted treatment (e.g., buprenorphine).
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 11, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | George Holding | Original | May 11, 2018 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | May 11, 2018 |
| R-VA | Scott Taylor | Original | May 11, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 11, 2018 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 11, 2018Markup May 16, 2018Reported Jun 19, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2018 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-764, Part I.
- May 31, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 16, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 16, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 11, 2018Introduced in House
- May 11, 2018Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 6, 2018H.R. 5776, Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 16, 2018
Related bills 9
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2018 |
| HRES 1099 | Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6, with an amendment. | Related bill | Sep 28, 2018 |
| S 2875 | COMBAT Act of 2018 | Related bill | May 17, 2018 |
| S 3008 | Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2018 |
| HR 5722 | Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act of 2018 | Related bill | May 25, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII to provide for Medicare coverage of certain services furnished by opioid treatment programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- MOST Act
- Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Alternative treatments
- Congressional oversight
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Rural conditions and development
- Surgery and anesthesia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
