,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ah1    
#bjah,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself and ,mr4 
,heller7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to provide educational   
resources regarding opioid use and pain 
management as part of the ,medicare     
,you handbook4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,informing     
,seniors about ,opioids ,act of #bjah4  
#b4 ,provision of information regarding 
opioid use and pain management as part  
of ,medicare  ,you handbook  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #ahjd of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;b-#b7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection3  7d7  
,the notice provided under subsection   
7a7 shall include educational resources1
 compiled by the ,secretary1 regarding  
opioid use1 pain management1 and        

alternative pain management treatments4 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to   
notices distributed prior to each       
,medicare open enrollment period        
beginning after ,january #a1 #bjai4