Search Results for keywords:"chronic pain management"

Search Results: keywords:"chronic pain management"

S. 3462 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue draft guidance to address non-addictive analgesics for chronic pain.
December 11, 2023
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:231
S. 3462 directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create draft guidance focusing on non-addictive pain relief options for chronic pain. This guidance, due within one year of the bill's enactment, will be created under a specific section of the SUPPORT for Patients...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants a government helper to write easy-to-understand rules for finding new pain medicine that doesn't make people addicted, like some pain medicines do now. They have to finish this task in about a year.
S. 4009 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes.
March 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,086
S. 4009 aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code to improve healthcare for veterans with spinal cord injuries or disorders. The bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations for these veterans and assesses various...
Simple Explanation
S. 4009 is a plan to help veterans who hurt their backs get regular check-ups to stay healthy and see if they need special tools to move around better. It also looks at how these tools are used and tries to make sure everyone gets the same help.

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