Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018
This bill requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report to Congress on: (1) how Medicare pays for opioid and non-opioid pain management treatments in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings; (2) current incentives for prescribing opioid and non-opioid treatments under Medicare inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems, along with recommendations to address any identified adverse incentives; and (3) how opioid use is currently tracked and monitored through Medicare and any areas for improvement.
| 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 | 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 H5264) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5723. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5264-5265) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-760, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-05-22 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-16 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-16 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-09 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 |
| 2018-05-09 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 |
| 2018-05-09 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |