H.R. 5590 · 115th Congress
Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Adam Kinzinger
- Introduced
- 2018-04-24
- Latest action
- 2018-06-20 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Summary
Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop an action plan to provide recommendations on changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs to enhance: (1) the treatment and prevention of opioid addiction, and (2) the coverage and payment of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. The CMS must convene a stakeholder meeting to solicit public comment on the action plan.
The CMS must also publish a report that includes an evaluation of price trends for opioid overdose-reversal drugs (e.g., naloxone) and recommendations on ways to lower consumer prices for such drugs.