HR 5818 · 115th Congress · Health

Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-05-15· Sponsored by Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]· House

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Latest: Referred 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.(2018-05-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]PA
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]NY
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]NY
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]CA
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]IL
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]CA