H.R. 5773 · 115th Congress
Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.
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RoskamSponsor7 cosponsors · 2 D, 5 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced May 11, 2018
- House Passed Jun 19, 2018
Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 or the PASS Act of 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jun 19, 2018
Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 or the PASS Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill alters several requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill requires electronic prescription programs to enable the secure transmittal of prior authorization requests for covered drugs.
(Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such plans of substantiated fraud, waste, or abuse in order to initiate or assist investigations by contracted entities under the Medicare Integrity Program.
(Sec. 4) The bill also establishes individuals who are identified as at-risk beneficiaries for prescription drug abuse as qualifying participants in medication therapy management programs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
(Sec. 5) The CMS must also: (1) identify outlier prescribers of opioids under Medicare prescription drug benefit plans and MA plans, based on specialty and geographic area; and (2) annually notify such prescribers of their status and provide them with resources on proper prescribing methods.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018
Also known as: PASS Act of 2018
Latest action (Jun 20, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 11, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced May 11, 2018
- House Passed Jun 19, 2018
No recorded floor vote found.