HR 5686
115th Congress
House
Health
Alternative treatments
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Medicare CHOICE Act of 2018
Introduced: May 7, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
Jun 12, 2018
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Jun 12, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-741, Part I.
May 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 9, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2018
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.
May 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act of 2018 or the Medicare CHOICE Act of 2018
This bill requires Medicare and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to annually disclose information to enrollees about: (1) the adverse effects of prolonged opioid use; and (2) the plan's coverage of nonpharmacological therapies, devices, and non-opioid medications. PDP sponsors may limit disclosure to a subset of enrollees (such as those who were prescribed an opioid in the previous two-year period).
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
Committees of jurisdiction
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