The 2017 legislative session started out with a huge number of bills impacting the chronic pain community. U.S. Pain...
Month: January 2017 Articles
Responses needed: take a survey on an unfair insurance tactic
Did you know that, in most states, your insurer can change the original terms of your prescription coverage at any...
Pain patient rights bill introduced in MA
Pain patients oftentimes encounter obstacles to care, whether because of a clinician who doesn’t take their pain...
CMS publishes new strategy to combat opioid misuse
On Jan. 5, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) published a new, 30-page proposal for curbing opioid...
Cindy Steinberg featured in The Boston Globe, selected for AAPM honor
National Director of Policy and Advocacy Cindy Steinberg has had a busy month. On Jan. 3, she was featured in a Boston...
U.S. Pain speaks out on potential ACA repeal, FDA biosimilars naming guidelines
U.S. Pain Foundation spoke out on two important federal issues this month with articles in the National Pain...
Crazy Sock Day & Walk a crazy-success
On Jan. 24, 2010, Melanie Dickens fell on her left foot, a fall that led to a painful condition known as Reflex...
Get involved with Rare Disease Day 2017
With one in ten American suffering from a rare disease, rare is more common than most believe. And many rare diseases...
U.S. Pain partners with #CreakyJoints on Twitter chat
On Jan. 9, the U.S. Pain Foundation collaborated with arthritis nonprofit CreakyJoints to offer a Twitter Chat focused...
Finding positivity in pain
When you live with chronic pain, it can be difficult to stay positive. But positivity is essential to both physical...
New York pain patients ring in the New Year with step therapy reform
Governor Cuomo signs S.3419C into Law Middletown, CT, January 1, 2017– After years of advocating for a transparent and...
Support U.S. Pain’s mission through fundraising
In 2017, U.S. Pain is asking its community to get involved with fundraising efforts whenever possible—whether simply...