H.R. 10254

MORE Savings Act

Sponsor: Madeleine Dean · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Sep 3
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Introduced Sep 3
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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. (Sep 3)

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency Savings Act or the MORE Savings Act

This bill modifies coverage of opioid treatments and recovery support services under Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance.

Specifically, the bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model in which specified opioid treatments and recovery support services are provided under Medicare without cost-sharing (e.g., coinsurance, copayments, and deductibles).

The bill also allows state Medicaid programs to cover recovery support services as part of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for MAT.

Additionally, beginning in 2027, private health insurers must cover specified opioid treatments and MAT-associated recovery support services without cost-sharing.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Testing of elimination of Medicare cost-sharing for evidence-based opioid treatments

Sec. 3. Coverage of opioid treatments

Sec. 4. Enhanced Federal match for medication-assisted treatment and recovery support services under Medicaid

(a) In general. Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the first sentence of this subsection, during the portion of the period described in subsection (a)(29) that begins on the date of enactment of this sentence, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be 90 percent with respect to amounts expended during such portion of such period by a State that is one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia as medical assistance for medication-assisted treatment (as defined in subsection (ee)(1))..

(b) State option To provide recovery support services as part of medication-Assisted treatment. Section 1905(ee)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(ee)(1)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

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(C) at the option of a State, includes recovery support services, such as peer counseling and transportation, that are provided to an individual in conjunction with the provision of such drugs and biological products to support the individual in maintaining a healthy lifestyle following opioid misuse treatment.