Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 or the PASS Act of 2018
This bill alters several requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill: (1) requires prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries; (2) requires electronic prescription programs to enable the secure transmittal of prior authorization requests for covered drugs; and (3) establishes individuals who are identified as at-risk beneficiaries for prescription drug abuse as qualifying participants in medication therapy management programs.
The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such plans of substantiated fraud, waste, or abuse in order to initiate or assist investigations by contracted entities under the Medicare Integrity Program.
The CMS must also: (1) identify outlier prescribers of opioids under Medicare prescription drug benefit plans and MA plans, based on specialty and geographic area; and (2) annually notify such prescribers of their status and provide them with resources on proper prescribing 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 H5258-5259) | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5773. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-19 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5258-5261) | 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 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-761, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-04 | 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 |
| 2018-05-11 | 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 |
| 2018-05-11 | 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 |
| 2018-05-11 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |