NOPAIN for Veterans Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications - used to treat post-surgical pain without affecting opioid receptors - to its national formulary and drug standardization list. It directly affects veterans receiving VA healthcare by expanding access to these alternative pain management options. The VA must include such medications within one year of their eligibility for Medicare payment under existing federal rules. Implementation must occur within 90 days of the bill's enactment, with no funding from the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund used for this purpose.
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Introduction
Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Dec 12, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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