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S 2843 115th Congress Senate Health Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Medical education Medicare Mental health

Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

Introduced: May 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 15, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opioid Workforce Act of 2018

This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.

What's happening now May 15, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5818 Identical bill Opioid Workforce Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 4, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 16, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2843: Opioid Workforce Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2843/
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"S. 2843: Opioid Workforce Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2843/.
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S. 2843, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2843/.
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