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Union Calendar No. 576 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5684 
[Report No. 115–742, Part I] 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for 
medication therapy management programs established under part D of 
the Medicare program to include certain individuals who are at risk 
for prescription drug abuse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2018 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs. 
MCMORRIS RODGERS, and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
JUNE 12, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. WALDEN, Ms. HERRERA 
BEUTLER, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois 
JUNE 12, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JUNE 12, 2018 
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand 
eligibility for medication therapy management programs 
established under part D of the Medicare program to 
include certain individuals who are at risk for prescrip-
tion drug abuse. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Seniors 
From Opioid Abuse Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICATION THER-
APY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS UNDER PART 
D. 
Section 1860D–4(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subclauses (I) through 
(III) as items (aa) through (cc), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘are part D eligible individuals 
who—’’ and inserting ‘‘are the following: 
‘‘(I) Part D eligible individuals 
who—’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(II) 
Beginning 
January 
1, 
2021, at-risk beneficiaries for pre-
scription drug abuse (as defined in 
paragraph (5)(C)).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 576 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5684 
[Report No. 115–742, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
expand eligibility for medication therapy manage-
ment programs established under part D of the 
Medicare program to include certain individuals 
who are at risk for prescription drug abuse. 
JUNE 12, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JUNE 12, 2018 
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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