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Social Security Disability and Chronic Pain: Understanding the Claims Process

Learn how Social Security Disability (SSDI) works for chronic pain conditions. Understand SSA requirements, the five-step evaluation process, and how to strengthen your disability claim.

Long-Term Disability and Chronic Pain: What the Claims Process Often Misses

An educational overview of how long-term disability claims are evaluated for chronic pain.

Traveling Through Your Eyes

When chronic illness reshapes life’s plans, one advocate shares how she learned to travel the world through connection and imagination.

Preparing for a New Doctor When You Live With Chronic Pain

Tips for people living with chronic pain on preparing for a first visit with a new doctor, including what information to bring and how to advocate for yourself.

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Speaking out on federal issues

U.S. Pain submitted letters on three key federal topic this month: a proposed measure for tracking opioid abuse across health plans; the reauthorization of an act on the drug evaluation process; and whether manufacturers should be allowed to...

Advocating for safer medications at the FDA

On April 5, U.S. Pain Foundation’s Senior State Advocate, Wendy Foster, flew to D.C. for the joint meeting of the Anesthetics and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management at the Food and Drug Administration...

Tune in to two key federal pain policy events in May

U.S. Pain urges its members to participate in livestreams of two major events about pain policy at the federal level happening this May. The first is a meeting at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services entitled, “Implementation of the...

Fun & easy ways to fundraise

As a nonprofit, U.S. Pain Foundation runs solely on contributions from corporate sponsors as well as private donors. The organization is encouraging members to consider hosting fundraising events to help support its mission and services. “We rely...

U.S. Pain appointed to NCPIE board of directors

The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) recently announced that the U.S. Pain Foundation is among eight patient groups selected in the “consumer organization” board of directors category. U.S. Pain will serve on the board...

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