,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjag,mr4 ,neal introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to provide   
for coverage of methadone under         
,medicare part ,b4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medicare
 ,beneficiary ,opioid ,addiction        
,treatment ,act4  #b4 ,coverage of      
methadone under ,medicare part ,b  7a7  
,coverage ,section #ahfa7s77#b7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7s77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 by    
striking and at the end of subparagraph 
7,,ff72  7#b7 by adding and at the end  

of subparagraph 7,,gg72 and  7#c7 by    
inserting after subparagraph 7,,gg7 the 
following new subparagraph3  7,,hh7     
methadone1 if furnished or dispensed    
7including by prescription7 on or after 
,january #a1 #bjah1 to an individual for
 the purpose of maintenance or          
detoxification treatment by a physician 
or other practitioner who has in effect 
a registration or waiver under section  
#cjc7;g7 of such ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4    
#hbc7;g77 to dispense methadone for such
 purpose2  4  7b7 ,payment  7#a7 ,in    
connection with physician and supplier  
service ,section #ahdb7o77#a7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieu7o77#a77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,h7 ,in the case of methadone 7as      
described in section                    
#ahfa7s77#b77;,,hh771 the amount        
provided under section #ahdg;,a for such
 drug4  4  7#b7 ,covered ,,opd service  
,section #ahcc7t77#a77;,b77iii7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#aciel7t77#a77;,b77iii77 is amended by  
inserting and methadone described in    
paragraph 7#b77;,,hh7 of such section   
after section #ahfa7s74  7c7 ,budget    
neutrality ,the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services shall implement the
 amendments made by this section in a   
manner such that--  7#a7 estimated      
expenditures under the physician fee    
schedule under section #ahdh of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#d7 with application of such     
amendments are equal to estimated       
expenditures under such schedule without
 application of such amendments2 and    
7#b7 estimated expenditures under the   
prospective payment system under section
 #ahcc7t7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7t77 with          
application of such amendments made by  
this section are equal to estimated     
expenditures under such system without  
application of such amendments4