Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration program to: (1) increase access of 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 participating teams.
The CMS must adopt or develop program quality standards and performance methods.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-20 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5239-5241) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5605. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5239-5243) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-12 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-12 | Discharge | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-12 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-744, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-17 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-17 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2018-04-24 | 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 |
| 2018-04-24 | 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 |
| 2018-04-24 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |