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H. Rept. 115-742,Part 1 1 (2018-06-12)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                       REPT.115-742
                        2d Session   J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                          PROTECTING SENIORS FROM OPIOID ABUSE ACT




                      JUNE 12, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                        Mr. WALDEN,   from  the Committee  on Energy  and  Commerce,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 5684]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The Committee   on Energy   and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                     the bill (H.R. 5684) to amend  title XVIII of the Social Security Act
                     to expand eligibility for medication therapy management programs
                     established under  part D  of the Medicare  program  to include  cer-
                     tain individuals who are at risk for prescription drug abuse, having
                     considered the same,  report favorably thereon  without  amendment
                     and recommend   that the bill do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS
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                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  2
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Oversight Findings and  Recommendations     ...........................................................  3
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     3
                     Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  3
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  25
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  25
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  25
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  25
                     Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...............         26
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  26
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  26
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  26
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  26
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            26
                     Exchange of Letters with Additional Committees of Referral ...............         49


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