About the bill
H.R. 5605 establishes a four-year demonstration program to increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder. The demonstration would provide incentive payments and funding for care management services based on criteria such as patient engagement, use of evidence-based treatments, and treatment length and intensity. Under the bill, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would be directed to encourage other payers to coordinate payments for opioid use disorder treatments and to evaluate the extent to which the demonstration reduces hospitalizations, increases the use of medication-assisted treatments, and improves the ...
Sponsor and status
- Introduced:
Apr 24, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next) on Jun 19, 2018
This bill passed in the House on June 19, 2018 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.
- Prognosis:
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49% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
History
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Apr 24, 2018
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Introduced
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May 17, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 12, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Jun 19, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Pending
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Passed Senate
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Pending
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Signed by the President
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H.R. 5605 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
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