MOST Act

Summary

Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act or the MOST Act This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage, related to pain management and opioid use. For example, the bill requires certified opioid treatment program services to be covered under Medicare. Additionally, among other requirements, the CMS must review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly. The bill also requires payment under Medicare to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have health care practitioners who are newly certified to provide medication-assisted treatment (e.g., buprenorphine).

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Timeline

1. 11 May 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 May 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 May 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 May 2018

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

5. 16 May 2018

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 31 May 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

7. 19 June 2018

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-764, Part I.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 June 2018

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-764, Part I.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 11 May 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 May 2018

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Sponsors

• Richard Neal · D · Sponsor
• George Holding · R · Sponsor
• Matt Cartwright · D · Sponsor
• Scott Taylor · R · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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