Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5590) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for an action plan on recommendations for changes under Medicare and Medicaid to prevent opioids addictions and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5590 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act''. SEC. 2. ACTION PLAN ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES UNDER MEDICARE AND MEDICAID TO PREVENT OPIOIDS ADDICTIONS AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO MEDICATION- ASSISTED TREATMENT. (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), in collaboration with the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force convened under section 101(b) of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198), shall develop an action plan that provides recommendations described in subsection (b).…”