US HB5775 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on June 20 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

PROPER Act of 2018 Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to annually disclose information to enrollees about: (1) the risks of prolonged opioid use; and (2) the plan's coverage of nonpharmacological therapies, devices, and non-opioid medications. PDP sponsors may limit disclosure to a subset of enrollees (such as those who were prescribed an opioid in the previous two-year period). (Sec. 3) The bill also requires Medicare medication therapy management programs and MA in-home health risk assessments to include information about the safe disposal of prescription drugs. (Sec. 4) The bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in certain health care system surveys, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.

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Title

PROPER Act of 2018 Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act of 2018

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-06-20SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2018-06-19HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-19HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5256-5257)
2018-06-19HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5775.
2018-06-19HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5256-5258)
2018-06-19HouseMr. Curbelo (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-06-19HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 594.
2018-06-19HouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2018-06-19HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-763, Part I.
2018-06-04HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-05-16HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-05-16HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-05-11HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-05-11HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-05-11HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB5686 (Related) 2018-06-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
HB5714 (Related) 2018-05-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5719 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6 (Related) 2018-10-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-271.
HR1099 (Similar To) 2018-09-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3489 (Related) 2018-09-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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