HR-5722 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-05-25CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-05-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-09IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
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  • Alternative treatments
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Hospital care
  • Medicare
  • Mental health

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