A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an action plan on recommendations for changes under Medicare and Medicaid to prevent opioids addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 26, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop an action plan to provide recommendations on changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs to enhance: (1) the treatment and prevention of opioid addiction, and (2) the coverage and reimbursement of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.
The CMS must convene a stakeholder meeting to solicit public comment on the action plan.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 26, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5590 | Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act | Related bill | Jun 20, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medicaid
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Public participation and lobbying
- Rural conditions and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in Senate
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