U.S. Pain Foundation’s Cindy Steinberg, National Director of Policy and Advocacy, has been leading a small workgroup...
Advocacy Articles
U.S. Pain, AACIPM team up on pain management equity symposium
In honor of Pain Awareness Month, the U.S. Pain Foundation and the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain...
Advocacy round-up
What better way to honor Pain Awareness Month than taking action at the federal level? Here are a few opportunities to...
Hearing on medical cannabis important progress; take action to ask for second hearing
On Jan. 15, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on discrepancies between state and...
Maine pain warriors: Take action on tax credit for caregivers bill
The responsibilities carried out by a caregiver is an invaluable, yet vital role within the lives of chronic pain...
Summary of FDA listening session on osteoarthritis now available
Last August, U.S. Pain Foundation arranged for three patient representatives and one caregiver to speak about the...
Your advocacy made a difference in CMS’s recent decision!
This week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shared it will cover acupuncture for chronic low back...
Advocates continue to push for hearing on pain management best practices
As 2019 comes to a close, advocates are making a final push for Congress to hold a hearing on the Pain Management Best...
Chronic Pain Patients Pinpoint the Need for Improved Methods to Assess Pain
New York, NY – Nov. 21, 2019 – The US Pain Collaborative, comprised of advocacy leaders from across the pain...
Survey study reveals improvement needed in pain assessment
U.S. Pain Foundation was one of six patient advocacy groups to collaborate on a survey to understand patient awareness...
Read U.S. Pain’s letter to the FDA
U.S. Pain Foundation was among several hundred organizations and individuals to weigh in on a recent Food and Drug...
Pain warriors convene in Dallas for Advocacy Summit
Despite challenges often faced when traveling with a chronic pain condition, 19 advocates and a handful of caregivers...