HR-5804 : Still Just a Bill

Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act

This bill temporarily freezes Medicare payment at 2016 levels for specified spinal surgery outpatient procedures that are conducted in ambulatory surgical centers.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-06-13CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.House floor actions
2018-06-13DischargeCommittee on Ways and Means discharged.House floor actions
2018-06-13CommitteeReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-752, Part I.House floor actions
2018-06-04CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-05-17CommitteeOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 14.House committee actions
2018-05-17CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2018-05-15IntroReferralReferred 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
2018-05-15IntroReferralReferred 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
2018-05-15IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
See Subjects
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Medicare
  • Surgery and anesthesia

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