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.
USA115th CongressS-2769| Senate
| Updated: 4/26/2018
Dean Heller
Republican Senator
Nevada
Cosponsors (2)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Congressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicaidMedical researchMedicareMental healthPublic participation and lobbyingRural conditions and development
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.
USA115th CongressS-2769| Senate
| Updated: 4/26/2018
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dean Heller
Republican Senator
Nevada
Cosponsors (2)
Finance Committee
Health
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicaidMedical researchMedicareMental healthPublic participation and lobbyingRural conditions and development