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SummaryIntroduced in Senate
2025-10-28
Relief of Chronic Pain Act of 2025 This bill reduces cost-sharing and prohibits the imposition of certain utilization requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for certain non-opioid drugs for chronic pain management. 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.
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| Version | Date | Formats |
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| Introduced in Senate | 2025-10-28T04:00:00Z |
Introduced2025-10-28
119th Congress
Cosponsors5
Co-sponsoring members
Policy AreaHealth
Primary subject
Last Action2025-10-28
Read twice and referred to the Committee
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Cosponsors5 members
Latest Action2025-10-28
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.