Two House Committees to Markup Opioid Legislation This Week

May 14, 2018 - 02:43 PM
house-ways-and-means-opioid-proposal

The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday will mark up four bills intended to address the opioid crisis. According to committee leaders, the bills will include provisions from nearly two dozen separate proposals, including two AHA-supported bills that cleared the Energy and Commerce Committee last week: H.R. 4841, which would standardize electronic prior authorization for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D; and H.R. 5686, which would require Medicare prescription drug plans to provide certain enrollees with information on the adverse effects of opioid overuse and coverage of alternative pain medications and devices. On Thursday, the Energy and Commerce Committee will mark up several bills, including AHA-supported bills that would improve information sharing regarding patients’ substance use disorder treatment history, and amend the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease exclusion. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee last month approved bipartisan legislation that includes measures to reauthorize funding to states to address opioid abuse and provide support to improve the interoperability of state prescription drug monitoring programs, and the Senate Finance Committee is also considering opioid-related legislation.

Related News Articles

Headline
Senate negotiations ongoing as longest government shutdown in history continues
Senate negotiations on a potential funding deal to end the record-long government shutdown are ongoing, and the chamber is likely to continue working through…
Headline
AHA supports House bill pausing home health cuts for two years 
The AHA expressed support Nov. 3 for the bipartisan Home Health Stabilization Act (H.R. 5142), legislation that would establish a two-year pause on planned…
Chairperson's File
Chair File: Inside the Shutdown and Other Key 2025 Priorities
Public
This week brings the fourth week of the federal government shutdown as Congress has yet to pass legislation to fund the government. This shutdown is a bit…
Headline
Shutdown continues with no significant progress toward funding deal
The government shutdown is expected to continue into next week as the Senate is expected to adjourn Oct. 23 with no plans to vote this weekend. The chamber Oct…
Headline
Government funding bill fails 10th time in Senate as chamber adjourns until next week
The Senate Oct. 16 failed for a 10th time to advance the continuing resolution to extend government funding and end the ongoing shutdown. The chamber adjourned…
Chairperson's File
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Legislative Outlook and Health Care Advocacy with AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes
Public
There is a saying that is very timely for our field: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. As we head into the final months of 2025, hospitals and health…