S 1438 · 117th Congress

Opioid Workforce Act of 2021

<p><b>Opioid Workforce Act of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.</p>

Sponsor

Hassan, Margaret Wood (D-NH)

Introduced

2021-04-28

Policy area

Health

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.