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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
5/22/2018 • House
Summary
Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018
This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.
Introduced in House • 5/9/2018
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Policy Area: Health
Alternative treatmentsConsumer affairsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHospital careMedicare
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Bill Journey
Originated in the House
Introduced
May 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Introduced in House5/9/2018