,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjaf,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,brown1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,government  
,accountability ,office to submit to    
,congress a report on neonatal          
abstinence syndrome 7,,nas7 in the      
,united ,states and its treatment under 
,medicaid4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,nurturing ,and     
,supporting ,healthy ,babies ,act or as 
the ,,nas ,healthy ,babies ,act4  #b4   
,,gao report on neonatal abstinence     
syndrome 7,,nas7  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives and the ,committee  
on ,finance and the ,committee on       

,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate a report on    
neonatal abstinence syndrome 7in this   
section referred to as ,,nas7 in the    
,united ,states4  7b7 ,information ,to  
be included in report ,such report shall
 include information on the following3  
7#a7 ,the prevalence of ,,nas in the    
,united ,states1 including the          
proportion of children born in the      
,united ,states with ,,nas who are      
eligible for medical assistance under   
,state ,medicaid programs under title   
,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act at  
birth and the costs associated with     
,,nas through such programs4  7#b7 ,the 
services for which coverage is available
 under ,state ,medicaid programs for    
treatment of infants with ,,nas4  7#c7  
,the settings 7including inpatient1     
outpatient1 hospital-based1 and other   
settings7 for the treatment of infants  
with ,,nas and the reimbursement        
methodologies and costs associated with 
such treatment in such settings4  7#d7  

,the prevalence of utilization of       
various care settings under ,state      
,medicaid programs for treatment of     
infants with ,,nas and any ,federal     
barriers to treating such infants under 
such programs1 particularly in          
nonhospital-based settings4  7c7        
,recommendations ,such report also shall
 include such recommendations as the    
,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate for improvements that will  
ensure access to treatment for infants  
with ,,nas under ,state ,medicaid       
programs4