Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 25, 2018)
Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act of 2018
This bill requires the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to report annually on the impact of the opioid epidemic on racial and ethnic minority groups, including the scope of the epidemic, whether expansion of coverage for medication-assisted treatment under the Medicare and Medicaid programs could decrease opioid use and overdose deaths, and the extent of participation by such groups in pain management clinical trials.
What just happenedMay 3, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 25, 2018
- May 3, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 25, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Apr 25, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 25, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House