# 115-hr-5725: BEST Act

115-hr-5725, BEST Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5725
- Congress: 115
- Title: BEST Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-05-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Benefit Evaluation of Safe Treatment Act of 2018 or the BEST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on the availability of supplemental health care benefits for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, including differences between MA plans for certain individuals with special needs and other MA plans.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2018-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2018-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2018-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
- 115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5725 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5725)

## Related
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1057)
- [115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1017)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5725 (as of 2025-11-18).