HR6956-118

Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from one or more pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with respect to opioid litigation as an overpayment under such title, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from one or more pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with respect to opioid litigation as an overpayment under such title, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Education.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HFCB5389B11A94247A1D3ED9B2F0FE397: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opioid Settlement Accountability Act.
  • Section H5C09CF39445B4CA19D73478B84844482: 2. Prohibition on treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from one or more pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with respect to opioid...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from one or more pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with respect to opioid litigation as an overpayment under such title, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Criminal Justice, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered from one or more pharmaceutical companies or drug distributors with respect to opioid litigation as an overpayment under such title, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Criminal Justice Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 11, 2024

Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mrs. Hinson) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Criminal Justice Education
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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