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Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act

Introduced: May 22, 2018 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2018
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Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act

This bill allows state Medicaid agencies, to the extent permitted under state law, to: (1) access prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), (2) facilitate access to PDMPs for Medicaid providers and managed care entities, and (3) share accessed information with such providers and entities.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3120 Related bill HEAL Act of 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 6, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 22, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2902: Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2902/
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"S. 2902: Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2902/.
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S. 2902, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2902/.
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