Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018 2018-06-12 Passed House without amendment 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.

]]> 2018-06-08 Reported to House without amendment, Part I Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018

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.

]]> 2018-05-07 Introduced in House Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018

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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