Latest News
Happiness can be Medicine for the Soul
Join Us As We Tell Congress #WhyPainCounts!
52 families connect, explore, grow at 3rd Annual Pediatric Pain Warrior Family Summer Camp
My Story: Why I Am So Passionate About Alternative Pain Treatments
SUBMITTED COMMENTS
PRESS
RELEASES
MEDIA
COVERAGE
REMEDY
BLOG
TN Patient & Provider Groups Applaud Legislation to Protect Against Unfair & Unsafe Prescription Coverage Reductions
Feb 6, 2017| News, Press release
The Reliable Coverage Act Helps Ensure Tennesseans Receive the Pharmacy Benefits They Are Sold During Open Enrollment NASHVILLE, TENN. – Feb. 9, 2017 – An unexpected denial letter in the mail, a surprise bill at the pharmacy counter: many Tennessee...
Migraine and headache patients fight back with Headache on the Hill, Migraine Awareness Month
Jan 31, 2017| News
Patients who live with headache and migraine have two key opportunities to raise awareness and advocate for themselves in the near future, first with Headache on the Hill on Feb. 13 and 14, and then with Migraine Awareness Month in June. While June...
Learn about the bills U.S. Pain is tracking in your state
Jan 31, 2017| News
The 2017 legislative session started out with a huge number of bills impacting the chronic pain community. U.S. Pain Foundation will continue focusing on issues that are relevant to people living with pain including, but not limited to: step...
Responses needed: take a survey on an unfair insurance tactic
Jan 31, 2017| News
Did you know that, in most states, your insurer can change the original terms of your prescription coverage at any time and force you off of a medication, even one you may have been taking for years? Fortunately, five states —Connecticut, New York,...
Pain patient rights bill introduced in MA
Jan 31, 2017| News
Pain patients oftentimes encounter obstacles to care, whether because of a clinician who doesn’t take their pain seriously, difficulty accessing the best treatment options due to high costs, or other reasons. To better protect pain patients’...
CMS publishes new strategy to combat opioid misuse
Jan 31, 2017| News
On Jan. 5, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) published a new, 30-page proposal for curbing opioid abuse: “Opioid Misuse Strategy 2016.” Among the more controversial suggestions are incentivizing pharmacists to report clinicians...
STAY CONNECTED
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER