US SB2892 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.
Title
Opioid Workforce Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3414 (Same As) 2020-12-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
Subjects
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Mental health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Mental health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2892/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2892/BILLS-116s2892is.pdf |