H.R. 5789

Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes.

Introduced 5/15/2018•115th Congress•House

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.

6/12/2018 • House

Summary

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop guidance for states on neonatal abstinence syndrome services, including coverage options under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Government Accountability Office must also study Medicaid coverage gaps for pregnant and postpartum women with substance-use disorders.

Reported to House with amendment(s) • 6/12/2018

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Child healthCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useFamily relationshipsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careHospital careMedicaidMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthWomen's health

CBO Cost Estimates (1)

H.R. 5789, a bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to improve care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their mothers, and to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study...

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2018

Published: June 11, 2018