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Bill115th CongressFiled May 9, 2018Health
H.R. 5723

Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Jun 19, 2018)

Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report to Congress on: (1) how Medicare pays for opioid and non-opioid pain management treatments in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings; (2) current incentives for prescribing opioid and non-opioid treatments under Medicare inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems, along with recommendations to address any identified adverse incentives; and (3) how opioid use is currently tracked and monitored through Medicare and any areas for improvement.

What just happenedJun 20, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22](R-NY)Sponsor
4 cosponsors1 D3 R
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  1. Jun 20, 2018IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Finance Committee
  2. Jun 19, 2018FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Jun 19, 2018FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5264)

  4. Jun 19, 2018Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5264)

  5. Jun 19, 2018FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5723.

  6. Jun 19, 2018FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5264-5265)

  7. Jun 19, 2018FloorH30300

    Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. Jun 19, 2018CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.

  9. Jun 19, 2018DischargeH12300

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  10. Jun 19, 2018Committee5500

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  11. Jun 19, 2018CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-760, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  12. Jun 19, 2018Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-760, Part I.

    Ways and Means Committee
  13. May 22, 2018Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  14. May 16, 2018Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Ways and Means Committee
  15. May 16, 2018Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Ways and Means Committee
  16. May 9, 2018IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  17. May 9, 2018IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  18. May 9, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  19. May 9, 2018IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedJun 19, 201836

Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report to Congress on: (1) how Medicare pays for opioid and non-opioid pain management treatments in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings; (2) current incentives for prescribing opioid and non-opioid treatments under Medicare inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems, along with recommendations to address any identified adverse incentives; and (3) how opioid use is currently tracked and monitored through Medicare and any areas for improvement.

Introduced in HouseMay 9, 2018

Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018

This bill requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report to Congress on: (1) how Medicare pays for opioid and non-opioid pain management treatments in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings; (2) current incentives for prescribing opioid and non-opioid treatments under Medicare inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems, along with recommendations to address any identified adverse incentives; and (3) how opioid use is currently tracked and monitored through Medicare and any areas for improvement.

Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018 — Informed