# 115-hr-5558: Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act

115-hr-5558, Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5558
- Congress: 115
- Title: Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-04-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate alternatives to the use of opioids to treat Medicare enrollees in hospital emergency departments. Under the project, the CMS must provide incentive payments to participating hospitals for decreasing the use of opioids and increasing the use of opioid alternatives.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5558 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5558)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5558 (as of 2025-11-18).