A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report containing recommendation on how to improve the use of non-opioid treatments for acute and chronic pain management for individuals entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3008| Senate
| Updated: 6/6/2018
Todd Young
Republican Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (1)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish a report on whether Medicare payments, coverage, and coding policies for non-opioid pain management treatments should be revised. The report must include an analysis of pain management and prescribing guidelines, access to non-opioid treatments, and the effect of any recommended changes on Medicare and enrollee opioid addiction.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report containing recommendation on how to improve the use of non-opioid treatments for acute and chronic pain management for individuals entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3008| Senate
| Updated: 6/6/2018
Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish a report on whether Medicare payments, coverage, and coding policies for non-opioid pain management treatments should be revised. The report must include an analysis of pain management and prescribing guidelines, access to non-opioid treatments, and the effect of any recommended changes on Medicare and enrollee opioid addiction.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Todd Young
Republican Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (1)
Finance Committee
Health
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- HR 115-6110: Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018
- HR 115-5722: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report containing recommendation on how to improve the use of non-opioid treatments for acute and chronic pain management for individuals entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- HRES 115-1099: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6, with an amendment.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Alternative treatmentsCongressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHospital careMedicareMental health