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HR 5802 115th Congress House

Ensuring Complete Coverage of Medication-Assisted Treatment Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to include under their State Medicaid plans coverage for medication-assisted treatment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Drug therapyDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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May 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Complete Coverage of Medication-Assisted Treatment Act

This bill requires coverage of medication-assisted treatment, which is used to treat substance-use disorders, under Medicaid.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 1099 Related bill Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6, with an amendment.
  • HR 5810 Related bill Medicaid Health HOME Act
  • HR 6 Related bill SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5802: Ensuring Complete Coverage of Medication-Assisted Treatment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5802/
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"H.R. 5802: Ensuring Complete Coverage of Medication-Assisted Treatment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5802/.
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H.R. 5802, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5802/.
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