HR-5779 : Still Just a Bill


Promoting Quality of Care in Pain Management Act of 2018

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to convene a technical expert panel to recommend opioid and opioid-use disorder quality measures for possible use in hospital payment and reporting models under Medicare.

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
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  • Advisory bodies
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Health care quality
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Hospital care
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
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