Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018

Summary

Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018 This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA), related to pain management and opioid use. 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). The bill also authorizes the suspension of payments to a pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and MA prescription drug plans pending the investigation of a credible allegation of fraud by the pharmacy.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 20 June 2018

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 20 June 2018

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 June 2018

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 June 2018

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 19 June 2018

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 June 2018

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