A bill to eliminate the requirement that veterans pay a copayment to the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive opioid antagonists or education on the use of opioid antagonists.
1/11/2023, 1:31 PMCongressional Summary of S 2772
This bill exempts from the requirement that veterans pay a Department of Veterans Affairs copayment for:
- any opioid antagonists furnished to a veteran at high risk for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order to reverse the effect of such an overdose, and
- education on their use.
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Current Status of Bill S 2772
Bill S 2772 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 11, 2016. Bill S 2772 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the Senate on April 11, 2016. Bill S 2772's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. as of April 11, 2016Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2772
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
4Democrat Cosponsors
3Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2772
Primary Policy Focus
Armed Forces and National SecurityPotential Impact Areas
Drug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careVeterans' medical careAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 2772
A bill to eliminate the requirement that veterans pay a copayment to the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive opioid antagonists or education on the use of opioid antagonists.A bill to eliminate the requirement that veterans pay a copayment to the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive opioid antagonists or education on the use of opioid antagonists.Comments
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