# 115-hr-5804: Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act

115-hr-5804, Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5804
- Congress: 115
- Title: Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.
- Introduced: 2018-05-15
- Sponsor: JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act This bill temporarily freezes Medicare payment at 2016 levels for specified spinal surgery outpatient procedures that are conducted in ambulatory surgical centers.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5804 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5804)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5804 (as of 2025-11-18).