House Bill
H.R. 4509
NOPAIN for Veterans Act
Primary Sponsor
Greg Landsman
D - OH
Cosponsors
17
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications to its national formulary within one year of Medicare approval. It aims to give veterans better access to alternatives to opioids for managing postoperative and postsurgical pain, addressing the ongoing opioid crisis that has particularly affected veteran populations.
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NOPAIN for Veterans Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications to its national formulary within one year of Medicare approval. It aims to give veterans better access to alternatives to opioids for managing postoperative a
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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications to its national formulary within one year of Medicare approval. It aims to give veterans better access to alternatives to opioids for managing postoperative and postsurgical pain, addressing the ongoing opioid crisis that has particularly affected veteran populations.
- Bill Number
- 4509
- Introduced
- 1/13/2026
- Status
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- NOPAIN for Veterans Act
- Bill Number
- 4509
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Introduced
- 1/13/2026
- Summary
- This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to add FDA-approved non-opioid pain medications to its national formulary within one year of Medicare approval. It aims to give veterans better access to alternatives to opioids for managing postoperative and postsurgical pain, addressing the ong
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