HR-5777 : Still Just a Bill

Centralized Opioid Guidance Act of 2018 or the COG Act of 2018

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish and periodically update all guidance issued since January 1, 2016, related to the prescription of opioids for Medicare beneficiaries.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-05-31CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-05-11IntroReferralReferred 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
2018-05-11IntroReferralReferred 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
2018-05-11IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Medicare
  • Prescription drugs

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