To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an opioid use disorder treatment demonstration program.
Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration program to: (1) increase access to opioid-use disorder treatment services for Medicare beneficiaries, (2) improve physical and mental health outcomes for such beneficiaries, and (3) reduce Medicare expenditures.
Opioid-use disorder care teams of practitioners may apply for participation in the demonstration project. The CMS must establish a performance-based incentive payment for participants.
(Sec. 3) The bill also requires prescriptions for controlled substances that are covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans to be transmitted via electronic prescription programs. The CMS may waive such requirements under specified circumstances.
Became Public Law No: 115-271.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-744, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-744, Part I.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.
Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5239-5243)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5605.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5239-5241)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5239-5241)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.