Bills Advancing In US Congress Would Hasten FDA Reviews Of Non-Opioid Medtech Alternatives
Executive Summary
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee each passed bills this week to expedite approval pathways for non-opioid devices and drugs to control pain and prevent further addictions. Other opioid bills passed by the House subpanel seek to remove reimbursement challenges for opioid-alternative pain control devices.