3.0.0
475
2025-12-05T22:02:00Z
2025-12-05T22:02:00Z
Senate
S
S
2025-02-06
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/475
- ssfi00
Finance Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-02-06T22:08:04Z

- Alternatives to PAIN Act
119
1227
HR
2025-02-12
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2025-02-06
  - ssfi00
Finance Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
IntroReferral
- 2025-02-06
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Thomas
Tillis
R
NC
Roland
N
- K000377
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Mark
Kelly
D
AZ
2025-02-06
True
- C001047
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Shelley
Capito
R
WV
Moore
2025-02-06
True
- K000384
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Timothy
Kaine
D
VA
M.
2025-02-06
True
- B001319
Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
Katie
Britt
R
AL
2025-02-06
True
- S001181
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Jeanne
Shaheen
D
NH
2025-02-06
True
- B001305
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Ted
Budd
R
NC
2025-02-06
True
- C001088
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Christopher
Coons
D
DE
A.
2025-02-06
True
- C001056
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
John
Cornyn
R
TX
2025-02-06
True
- B001288
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Cory
Booker
D
NJ
2025-02-06
True
- M000934
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Jerry
Moran
R
KS
2025-02-06
True
- B001267
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Michael
Bennet
D
CO
2025-02-06
True
- B001299
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
Jim
Banks
R
IN
2025-02-06
True
- P000145
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
2025-02-06
True
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Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Steve
Daines
R
MT
2025-02-06
True
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Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Mark
Warner
D
VA
R.
2025-02-06
True
- H001079
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Cindy
Hyde-Smith
R
MS
2025-02-06
True
- B001236
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
John
Boozman
R
AR
2025-02-20
False
- W000790
Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Raphael
Warnock
D
GA
2025-02-20
False
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Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
James
Justice
R
WV
C.
2025-03-12
False
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Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Amy
Klobuchar
D
MN
2025-03-12
False
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Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
John
Kennedy
R
LA
2025-04-09
False
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Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Catherine
Cortez Masto
D
NV
2025-04-09
False
- B001243
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Marsha
Blackburn
R
TN
2025-04-10
False
- G000574
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
Ruben
Gallego
D
AZ
2025-04-10
False
- K000383
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Angus
King
I
ME
S.
2025-06-10
False
- O000174
Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Jon
Ossoff
D
GA
2025-06-10
False
- M001176
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Jeff
Merkley
D
OR
2025-10-07
False
- S001232
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Tim
Sheehy
R
MT
2025-10-07
False
- F000463
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Deb
Fischer
R
NE
2025-11-19
False
- S001150
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
Adam
Schiff
D
CA
B.
2025-12-01
False
Health
- Drug therapy
2025-06-13T18:47:14Z
- Health care costs and insurance
2025-06-13T18:47:09Z
- Medicare
2025-06-13T18:46:58Z
- Prescription drugs
2025-06-13T18:47:02Z
Health
2025-05-06T13:20:59Z
00
2025-02-06
Introduced in Senate
2025-05-08T21:04:40Z
Alternatives to Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act or the Alternatives to PAIN Act
This bill reduces cost-sharing and prohibits the imposition of certain utilization requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for certain non-opioid pain management drugs.
Specifically, the bill requires such drugs to be covered without a deductible and to be placed on the lowest cost-sharing tier (if any). The bill also prohibits the imposition of prior authorization requirements (i.e., requiring prior approval from a plan) or step therapy requirements (i.e., requiring the use of alternative drugs before a drug is covered under a plan) with respect to such drugs.

Alternatives to PAIN Act
- Display Title
45

Alternatives to PAIN Act
2025-12-02T12:03:45Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Alternatives to PAIN Act
2025-03-12T02:38:25Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Alternatives to Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act
2025-03-12T02:38:25Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate access to non-opioid pain management drugs under part D of the Medicare program.
2025-03-12T02:34:05Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2025-02-06T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s475is/xml/BILLS-119s475is.xml
2025-02-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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