Turn the Tide Act

This bill provides federal funding from fiscal years 2027 through 2030 or later for many existing programs that address drug addiction, overdose prevention, mental health, recovery housing, drug courts, and anti-drug coalitions, including $5.5 billion per year for State Opioid Response Grants. It requires private health plans and Medicare drug plans to cover at least one opioid overdose reversal drug with no cost-sharing starting in 2027. It bars federal Medicaid payments for medication-assisted treatment in states that use prior authorization or similar controls on that treatment. It requires state Medicaid programs to pay certain providers of substance use disorder services at least Medicare rates from October 2026 to October 2030, with the federal government covering the added cost. It also creates a Medicaid recovery housing demonstration and new grants for law enforcement wellness and childhood trauma response teams.

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Sponsors

• Jeanne Shaheen Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors