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HR 5778 115th Congress House

Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for review and adjustment of payments under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system to av… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for review and adjustment of payments under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system to avoid financial incentives to use opioids instead of non-opioid alternative treatments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Alternative treatmentsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesHome and outpatient careMedicareSurgery and anesthesia
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May 31, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2018
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.
May 11, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 31, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6110 Related bill Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management, Treatment, and Recovery Act of 2018
  • HR 5776 Related bill MOST Act
  • HR 6 Related bill SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5778: Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5778/
MLA
"H.R. 5778: Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5778/.
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H.R. 5778, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5778/.
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