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H. Rept. 115-760,Part 1 1 (2018-06-19)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaise0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPT.115-760 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 EXPANDING OVERSIGHT OF OPIOID PRESCRIBING AND PAYMENT ACT OF 2018 JUNE 19, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BRADY of Texas, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 5723] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5723) to require the Medicare Payment Advisory Com- mission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ................................................................. 2 A. Purpose and Sum m ary ......................................................................... 2 B. Background and Need for Legislation ................................................ 2 C . Legislative H istory ............................................................................... 3 II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL ..................................................................... 3 A. Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act ......... 3 III. VOTES OF THE COMM ITTEE ..................................................................... 4 IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL ............................................................... 4 A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects ................... 4 B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi- tures Budget Authority ...................................................................... 4 C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office ........... 4 V. OTHER MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER THE RULES OF THE H O U SE .......................................................................................................... 13 A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........... 13 B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ............... 13 C. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ................. 13 D. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff B en efits ............................................................................................... 13 E. Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................... 13 F. Disclosure of Directed Rule M akings .................................................. 13 79-006