Include a rebate program in opioid disposal legislation so opioid manufacturer fees are not passed on to hospice or cancer patients who rely on opioid medication for pain management.

Suzanne Bonamici · Oregon · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Include a rebate program to prevent opioid manufacturer fees from being passed on to hospice and cancer patients who need opioid medication for pain management.. Promised outcome: Hospice and cancer patients who rely on opioid medication would not bear added costs from the manufacturer fee funding the disposal grant program.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. House press release from Rep. Suzanne Bonamici's office during her federal House service representing Oregon's 1st District.

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The grant program is funded through a fee imposed on pharmaceutical manufacturers that produce opioids. The legislation includes a rebate program to prevent the cost from being passed on to patients in hospice or with cancer who rely on opioid medication for pain management.

The bill would fund the disposal grant program through opioid manufacturer fees while using rebates to shield hospice and cancer patients from added costs.

Bonamici, Moore Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Safely Dispose Opioids | Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici
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