S 2892
116th 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 2019
Introduced: November 19, 2019
Introduced by:
Hassan, Margaret Wood
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Opioid Workforce Act of 2019
This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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