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 health outcomes of individuals with opioid use disorders during and after the demonstration. This bill also incorporates H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, which would require e-prescribing, with exceptions, for coverage of prescribed controlled substances under the Medicare Part D …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Greg Walden on combating the opioid crisis: Our communities are counting on us to deliver on solutions”
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Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR2, 1999-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 21, 2018
“Cramer: house pushes for opioid reform”
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Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
on Jun 20, 2018
“Sensenbrenner Votes to Send Comprehensive Opioid Legislation to Senate”
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Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI5, 2003-2020]
on Jun 22, 2018
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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)
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Jun 22, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 17, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Oct 3, 2018
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Oct 24, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 5605 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5605. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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