Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

Summary

Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.

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Timeline

1. 19 November 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 November 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 19 November 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 November 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 November 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Cosponsor
• John Boozman · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Kyrsten Sinema · D · Cosponsor
• Martha McSally · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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