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1 Preliminary Estimate of the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018 1 (June 12, 2018)

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Preliminary Estimate
Senate Finance Committee Opioid Legislation
The Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018, via email June 11, 2018


Millions of dollars, by fiscal year.


           2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

INCREASES OR DECREASES (-) IN DIRECT SPENDING OUTLAYS


TITLE I-MEDICARE
101. Medicare opioid safety education
102. Expanding the use of telehealth services for
      the treatment of opioid use disorder and other
      substance use disorders (a)
 103. Comprehensive screenings for seniors
 104. Every prescription conveyed securely
 105. Standardizing electronic prior authorization for
      safe prescribing
 106. Strengthening partnerships to prevent opioid
      abuse (a)
 107. Commit to opioid medical prescriber
      accountability and safety for seniors (a)
 108. Fighting the opioid epidemic with sunshine
 109. Opioid treatment program demonstration
 110. Medicare Improvement Fund

TITLE II-MEDICAID
201. Caring recovery for infants and babies
202. Peer support enhancement and evaluation
      review (a)
 203. Medicaid substance use disorder treatment via
      telehealth (a)
 204. Enhancing patient access to non-opioid
      treatment options (a)
 205. Assessing barriers to opioid use disorder
      treatment (a)
 206. Help for moms and babies
 207. Securing flexibility to treat substance use
      disorders
 208. MACPAC study and report on MAT utilization
      controls under State Medicaid programs
 209. Opioid addiction treatment programs
      enhancement (a)
 210. Better data sharing to combat the opioid crisis
 211. Mandatory reporting with respect to adult
      behavioral measures
 212. Report on housing-related services and
      supports for individuals with substance use
      disorders under Medicaid (a)
 213. Technical assistance and support for State
      strategies to provide housing-related supports
      under Medicaid (a)


TITLE Ill-HUMAN SERVICES
301. Supporting family-focused residential
      treatment (a)
 302. Improving recovery and reunifying families
 303. Building capacity for family-focused residential
      treatment (a)

Total, Changes in Direct Spending Outlays


0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0


0     0      *     *     *      *     *     *     *      *

1     2      2     2     2      1     1     1     1      1


9      15


0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0

0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0

0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0


0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0


0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0
0     1      2     4     5      5     6     6     6      6     7       17      48


0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0

0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0


0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0
0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0


0     *      *     *     *      *     *     *     *      *     *



0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0



0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0


0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0
0     1      3     3     3      2     2     1     0      0     0       12       15

0     0      0     0     0     0      0     0     0      0     0        0       0

0     3      8    -9   -13    38     21    -2   -15    -18   -18       27       -6


Notes: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
        Medicare provisions include interactions with MA payments, the effect on Medicare Part A and B premiums, and TRICARE.

(a)   This provision would affect spending subject to appropriation but CBO has not yet completed that estimate.

* = between -$500,000 and $500,000


MA = Medicare Advantage; MACPAC = Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission; MAT = Medication -Assisted Treatment;
TRICARE = the health plan operated by the Department of Defense.


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