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Introduced
04/24/2018
04/24/2018
In Committee
05/17/2018
05/17/2018
Crossed Over
06/20/2018
06/20/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act (Sec. 2) 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 payment of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. The CMS must convene a stakeholder meeting to solicit public comment on the action plan. The CMS must also publish a report that includes an evaluation of price trends for opioid overdose-reversal drugs (e.g., naloxone) and recommendations on ways to lower consumer prices for such drugs.
AI Summary
This bill, the Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act, requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop an action plan that provides recommendations on changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The goal is to enhance the treatment and prevention of opioid addiction, as well as the coverage and payment of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. The bill also requires CMS to convene a stakeholder meeting to solicit public comment on the action plan and publish a report evaluating price trends for opioid overdose-reversal drugs like naloxone, with recommendations on how to lower consumer prices for such drugs.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (7)
Adam Kinzinger (R)*,
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Darin LaHood (R),
Paul Mitchell (I),
Greg Walden (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 06/20/2018)
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