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H.R.5723 - Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22] (Introduced 05/09/2018)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce | Senate - Finance
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-760
Latest Action: Senate - 06/20/2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)

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Summary: H.R.5723 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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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.