Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018

United States115th CongressHR-5685House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 13, 2018

Summary

Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use and pain management, as well as descriptions of covered alternative (non-opioid) pain-management treatments.

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  1. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5064)

  2. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5064)

    House of Representatives

  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    House of Representatives

  4. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Senate