Bill > S5008

This bill, the Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency Savings Act (or the MORE Savings Act), aims to promote affordable access to evidence-based opioid treatments under the Medicare program and require coverage of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, opioid overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements. The key provisions include: 1) the creation of a model under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to eliminate cost-sharing for certain opioid treatments and services for Medicare beneficiaries in 15 selected states with high proportions of Medicare beneficiaries, high rates of opioid overdose deaths, and significant rural areas; and 2) a requirement for group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover prescription drugs for opioid use disorder treatment, behavioral health services for opioid use disorder treatment, and community recovery support services without cost-sharing. Additionally, the bill provides a 90% federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for medication-assisted treatment and recovery support services under Medicaid.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5008/all-info