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US HR5590

US HR5590
Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act


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Introduced
04/24/2018
In Committee
05/17/2018
Crossed Over
06/20/2018
Passed
Dead
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)

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 06/20/2018)

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