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US Pain Foundation Articles
Reflecting Back on 2022 Accomplishments
2022 was a busy year for us. Here are some of our accomplishments this year:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Makes a Major Move to Improve Pain Care
This past November, CMS announced that starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will pay physicians in all states and other...
Local woman named U.S. Pain’s 2020 Ambassador of the Year
DENVER, CO (March 19, 2021)--The largest nonprofit for people with pain, U.S. Pain Foundation is proud to announce...
Let’s reconsider how we evaluate nontraditional therapies
By: Malcolm Herman The National Institutes of Health is comprised of 27 institutes, all of which deal with specific...
Service dog separations
By: Ellen Lenox Smith We were recently enjoying watching the new show “Transplant” when in one scene, my heart sank...
Linda Shaw is the Ambassador of the Year
U.S. Pain is proud to announce Linda Shaw as the 2020 recipient of the Joselynn Badman Ambassador of the Year. This...
Support groups and feeling understood
By: Mary Beth Lewis As a person with chronic pain, it’s hard to find other people who understand my life. My daily...
Advancing multidisciplinary pain care at the federal level
The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and...
Learn how virtual reality can decrease pain
This month’s Building Your Toolbox event will be Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 pm ET and will feature mental health expert...
Pain Warrior of the Month: Katie Benson
Full name: Kathryn Elizabeth Benson City & State: Fredericksburg, VA Age: 41 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate...
Apply to become a U.S. Pain support group leader
Through Pain Connection, U.S. Pain is proud to offer 20+ support group meetings each month thanks to peer and...