Turn the Tide Act This bill provides funding for various programs and activities to prevent, treat, and otherwise address substance use disorders. It also makes changes to insurance coverage for substance use disorders. Specifically, the bill provides funding for training and other support for students, health care providers, and others in the substance use disorder workforce; prescription drug take-back programs; surveillance and public health activities to detect and respond to substance use issues; treatment and recovery services, including for specified populations; housing services for individuals in treatment and recovery; drug treatment courts, peer mentoring and wellness support in law enforcement agencies, and other criminal justice activities; and drug-free community coalitions. In addition, the bill modifies insurance coverage for substance use disorder drugs and treatments by prohibiting prior authorizations and other utilization control policies for medication-assisted treatments under Medicaid and private insurance plans, and requiring Medicare drug plans and private insurance plans to offer at least one opioid reversal drug without cost-sharing. Furthermore, the bill increases Medicaid payment rates for mental and behavioral health services and requires the federal government to cover the costs of this increase. Additionally, the bill requires that non-opioid treatment options associated with surgery be reimbursed separately, instead of on a packaged basis, under Medicare. The bill also extends certain Medicaid waivers for delivery reform incentive payments for states that have high rates of drug overdose deaths.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Turn the Tide Act
USA117th CongressS-1010| Senate
| Updated: 3/25/2021
Turn the Tide Act This bill provides funding for various programs and activities to prevent, treat, and otherwise address substance use disorders. It also makes changes to insurance coverage for substance use disorders. Specifically, the bill provides funding for training and other support for students, health care providers, and others in the substance use disorder workforce; prescription drug take-back programs; surveillance and public health activities to detect and respond to substance use issues; treatment and recovery services, including for specified populations; housing services for individuals in treatment and recovery; drug treatment courts, peer mentoring and wellness support in law enforcement agencies, and other criminal justice activities; and drug-free community coalitions. In addition, the bill modifies insurance coverage for substance use disorder drugs and treatments by prohibiting prior authorizations and other utilization control policies for medication-assisted treatments under Medicaid and private insurance plans, and requiring Medicare drug plans and private insurance plans to offer at least one opioid reversal drug without cost-sharing. Furthermore, the bill increases Medicaid payment rates for mental and behavioral health services and requires the federal government to cover the costs of this increase. Additionally, the bill requires that non-opioid treatment options associated with surgery be reimbursed separately, instead of on a packaged basis, under Medicare. The bill also extends certain Medicaid waivers for delivery reform incentive payments for states that have high rates of drug overdose deaths.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative treatmentsAppropriationsChild healthCongressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of JusticeDisability and health-based discriminationDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily servicesFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHome and outpatient careHospital careHousing and community development fundingIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMinority healthPrescription drugsRight of privacyRural conditions and developmentSex and reproductive healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local financeState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsSurgery and anesthesiaTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's health