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H.R. 5789

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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
Introduced
Latest Action · June 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
May 15, 2018
Cosponsors (4)
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This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop guidance for states on neonatal abstinence syndrome services, including coverage options under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Government Accountability Office must also study Medicaid coverage gaps for pregnant and postpartum women with substance-use disorders.

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