HOUSE 2439116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Opioid Workforce Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/2/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-01Referred 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.
- 2019-05-01Referred 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.
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-01 (00)
Opioid Workforce Act of 2019
This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.
Cosponsors (20)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Katie Hill (D-CA)
- Max Rose (D-NY)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Antonio Delgado (D-NY)
Subjects
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Medical education
- Medicare
- Mental health
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