Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report to Congress on the adequacy of access to abuse-deterrent opioid formulations for individuals with chronic pain enrolled in a prescription drug plan under Medicare or Medicare Advantage (MA). The report must account for any barriers preventing enrollees from accessing such formulations under Medicare or MA.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-13 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2018-06-12 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-12 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5061) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-12 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5582. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-12 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5061-5063) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-12 | Floor | Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-08 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 556. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-08 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-08 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-721, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2018-04-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |