S 3064 · 119th Congress · Health

Relief of Chronic Pain Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-10-28· Sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2025-10-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat