HR 4097
115th Congress
House
Health
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Medicare
Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
Introduced: October 23, 2017
Introduced by:
Neal, Richard E.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2017
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.
Oct 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment of methadone (a medication used to treat opioid-use disorder).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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