United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5558 (115th)
Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act
Introduced
18 April 2018
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate alternatives to the use of opioids to treat Medicare enrollees in hospital emergency departments. Under the project, the CMS must provide incentive payments to participating hospitals for decreasing the use of opioids and increasing the use of opioid alternatives.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 April 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 April 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 April 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5558
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5558