S 1438
117th Congress
Senate
Health
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Medicare
Mental health
Opioid Workforce Act of 2021
Introduced: April 28, 2021
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
Apr 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Opioid Workforce Act of 2021
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
1
Cosponsors
1