HR 5605 · 115th Congress · Health

Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act

Introduced 2018-04-24· Sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2018-06-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration program to: (1) increase access of opioid use disorder treatment services for Medicare beneficiaries, (2) improve physical and mental health outcomes for such beneficiaries, and (3) reduce Medicare expenditures. Opioid use disorder care teams of practitioners may apply for participation in the demonstration project. The CMS must establish a performance-based incentive payment for participating teams. The CMS must adopt or develop program quality standards and performance methods.…

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H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act

Jun 11, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2018

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans