,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjbc ,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,booker1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 and ,mr4       
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
increase access to medication for opioid
 overdose reversal1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,naloxone           
,affordability ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,,gao
 study on naloxone access  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall conduct a study on       
actions that may be taken to protect    
access to naloxone for individuals      
seeking to purchase naloxone4 ,such     
study shall address--  7#a7 coverage of 
naloxone 7in any available form7 as an  
over-the-counter product-- 7,a7 under a 

group health plan or group or individual
 health insurance coverage 7as such     
terms are defined in section #bgia of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia772 and  7,b7 for  
individuals entitled to benefits under  
part ,a or enrolled under part ,b of    
title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 or   
receiving medical assistance under a    
,state plan under title ,,xix of such   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 7or a
 waiver of such plan72 and  7#b7 the    
out-of-pocket cost to consumers         
purchasing naloxone under any such plan 
or coverage4  7b7 ,report ,not later    
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to ,congress a report that       
contains the findings of the study      
conducted under subsection 7a74