H.R. 5685 · 115th Congress
Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- John Faso
- Introduced
- 2018-05-07
- Latest action
- 2018-06-13 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.