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.

Summary

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

1. 26 April 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 April 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 April 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 April 2018

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 April 2018

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Sponsors

• Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act