REACH OUT Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5796
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users&rsquo; Treatment Act of 2018 or the REACH OUT Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to qualifying organizations in order to support efforts to curb outlier prescribers of opioids under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans.

action_date: 2018-06-12
text: 

Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users&rsquo; Treatment Act of 2018 or the REACH OUT Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to qualifying organizations in order to support efforts to curb outlier prescribers of opioids under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans.

action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users&rsquo; Treatment Act of 2018 or the REACH OUT Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to qualifying organizations in order to support efforts to curb outlier prescribers of opioids under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans.
 
(Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill temporarily eliminates the enhanced federal matching rate for Medicaid expenditures regarding specified medical services provided by certain managed care organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5237)
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5237)
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5796.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5237-5239)
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 564.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-729, Part I.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-729, Part I.
action_date: 2018-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Introduced in House