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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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Protect pain patients’ rights in MA
Yesterday, Cindy Steinberg, National Director of Policy and Advocacy, and two fellow advocates who live with pain, Debbie and Scott, testified at the Massachusetts State House at a hearing on Senate Bill 1262. The bill would amend the state's...
Pain Connection adds two new support groups
Oct 31, 2019| News
Pain Connection, U.S. Pain Foundation’s network of support groups, has added two in-person support groups: one in Iowa and the other in Maine. The Iowa group will have its first meeting on Dec. 19. It will be led by LaSheila Yates, who attended...
Calling all creatives! Take part in our KNOWvember campaign: #ArtThroughPain
Oct 29, 2019| News
Each November, U.S. Pain Foundation organizes a month-long educational campaign for the pain community. Recognizing that art and writing can help kids and adults cope with and/or express chronic pain and its effects on their lives, this year's...
U.S. Pain Foundation submits comments to CMS RFI
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) opened a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit input into the development of an Action Plan on the opioid crisis and the treatment of acute and chronic pain as specified in the SUPPORT Act....
Baseball fans: tune in to the game this Saturday to catch mention of U.S. Pain
Oct 1, 2019| News
Are you a baseball fan? During the New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins game this Saturday at 5:05 pm on Fox Sports, announcer Ken Rosenthal will be rocking a very special bowtie featuring the U.S. Pain logo in honor of the Pediatric Pain Warrior...
CMS holds public meeting on pain and opioids, seeks public comment by Oct. 11
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a public meeting on Sept. 20 to solicit input into the development of an Action Plan on the opioid crisis and the treatment of acute and chronic pain as specified in the SUPPORT Act. The...
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