To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis.
USA115th CongressHR-5818| House
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Joseph Crowley
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (20)
John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedical educationMedicareMental health
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis.
USA115th CongressHR-5818| House
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Joseph Crowley
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (20)
John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careMedical educationMedicareMental health