S 475
Alternatives to PAIN Act
Summary
Alternatives to Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act or the Alternatives to PAIN Act This bill reduces cost-sharing and prohibits the imposition of certain utilization requirements under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for certain non-opioid pain management drugs. 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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Thomas Tillis [R-NC]
- Cosponsors
- 34
- Policy area
- Health
- Introduced
- 2025-02-06
- Latest action
- 2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-02-06: Introduced in Senate