H.R. 5723 · 115th Congress
Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Claudia Tenney
- Introduced
- 2018-05-09
- Latest action
- 2018-06-20 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Summary
Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report to Congress on: (1) how Medicare pays for opioid and non-opioid pain management treatments in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings; (2) current incentives for prescribing opioid and non-opioid treatments under Medicare inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems, along with recommendations to address any identified adverse incentives; and (3) how opioid use is currently tracked and monitored through Medicare and any areas for improvement.