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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
/udy & report on ,/ate ,m$icaid ag5cies'
 options relat$ to ! di/ribution (      
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t m$ications
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  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,assess+    
,b>ri]s to ,opioid ,use ,disord]        
,treatm5t ,act4  #b4 ,,gao /udy & report
 on ,/ate options relat$ to !           
di/ribution ( sub/ance use disord]      
treatm5t m$ications "u ! m$icaid program
  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al7 %all conduct a /udy reg>d+ !    
b>ri]s to provid+ m$ication us$ 9 !     
treatm5t ( sub/ance use disord]s "u     
,m$icaid di/ribution models su* z !     

buy-&-bill model1 & options = ,/ate     
,m$icaid programs to remove or r$uce su*
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 ea* ( ! foll[+ models ( di/ribution (  
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t           
m$ications1 p>ticul>ly bupr5orph9e1     
naltrexone1 & bupr5orph9e-naloxone      
comb9ations3  7,a7 ,! pur*as+1 /orage1 &
 adm9i/ration ( sub/ance use disord]    
treatm5t m$ications by provid]s4  7,b7  
,! disp5s+ ( sub/ance use disord]       
treatm5t m$ications by ph>maci/s4  7,c7 
,! ord]+1 prescrib+1 & obta9+ sub/ance  
use disord] treatm5t m$ications on dem& 
f specialty ph>macies by provid]s4  7#b7
 ,requirem5ts ,= ea* model ( di/ribution
 specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al %all evaluate h[ ea* model      
pres5ts b>ri]s or c\ld be us$ by select$
 ,/ate ,m$icaid programs to r$uce !     
b>ri]s relat$ to ! provision ( sub/ance 
use disord] treatm5t by exam9+ :at is   
kn[n ab\t ! effects ( ! model (         
di/ribution on--  7,a7 ,m$icaid         
b5efici>ies' access to sub/ance use     

disord] treatm5t m$ications2  7,b7 !    
diff]5tial co/ to ! program betwe5 ea*  
di/ribution model = m$ication assi/$    
treatm5t2 &  7,c7 provid] will+ness to  
provide or prescribe sub/ance use       
disord] treatm5t m$ications4  7b7       
,report ,n lat] ?an #ae mon?s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a report conta9+ ! results ( !
 /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a71 toge!r
 ) recomm5dations = su* legislation &   
adm9i/rative action z ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al det]m9es appropriate4