# 115-hr-5773: PASS Act of 2018

115-hr-5773, PASS Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5773
- Congress: 115
- Title: PASS Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2018-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act of 2018 or the PASS Act of 2018 This bill alters several requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill: (1) requires prescription drug plan sponsors to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries; (2) requires electronic prescription programs to enable the secure transmittal of prior authorization requests for covered drugs; and (3) establishes individuals who are identified as at-risk beneficiaries for prescription drug abuse as qualifying participants in medication therapy management programs. The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such plans of substantiated fraud, waste, or abuse in order to initiate or assist investigations by contracted entities under the Medicare Integrity Program. The CMS must also: (1) identify outlier prescribers of opioids under Medicare prescription drug benefit plans and MA plans, based on specialty and geographic area; and (2) annually notify such prescribers of their status and provide them with resources on proper prescribing methods.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM JOHNSON (R-TX), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5773 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5773)

## Related
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- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [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-5773 (as of 2025-11-18).