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S 1373 118th Congress Senate Health

Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023

Introduced: April 27, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 27, 2023
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Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study health insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs for naloxone as an over-the-counter medication.

Naloxone is a medication that temporarily reverses opioid overdoses. Historically, naloxone required a prescription and so was typically covered by health insurance. However, the Food and Drug Administration approved a naloxone nasal spray (sold under the brand name Narcan) for use without a prescription on March 29, 2023, and health insurance does not generally cover over-the-counter medications.

What's happening now April 27, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 27, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1373: Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1373/
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"S. 1373: Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1373/.
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S. 1373, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1373/.
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