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IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

2/5/2024, 2:30 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 4950

Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act or the IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

This bill establishes additional requirements for state Medicaid drug-use review programs with respect to individuals who experience opioid-related overdoses.

Specifically, programs must include protocols that (1) connect individuals who have experienced an opioid-related overdose within the last 1 to 5 years (as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) to appropriate treatment and recovery services; (2) notify providers who prescribe opioids about subsequent fatal overdoses; (3) ensure providers are notified about an individual's history of opioid-use disorder, overdoses, or poisonings; and (4) educate providers about proper prescribing practices for these individuals.

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Current Status of Bill HR 4950

Bill HR 4950 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 26, 2023. Bill HR 4950 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on July 26, 2023.  Bill HR 4950's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. as of July 28, 2023

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4950

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4950

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Medicaid
- Prescription drugs
- State and local government operations

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4950

IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
IMPROVE Addiction Care Act
Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for victims of opioid overdose.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 4950

David J. Trone
David J. Trone
MarylandDemocrat
Ann M. Kuster
Ann M. Kuster
New HampshireDemocrat
William R. Keating
William R. Keating
MassachusettsDemocrat
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
PennsylvaniaRepublican

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