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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...
Cindy Steinberg featured in The Boston Globe, selected for AAPM honor
Jan 31, 2017| News
National Director of Policy and Advocacy Cindy Steinberg has had a busy month. On Jan. 3, she was featured in a Boston Globe article about the impact of clinicians prescribing fewer opioids. The article featured a study of 3,000 clinicians across...
U.S. Pain speaks out on potential ACA repeal, FDA biosimilars naming guidelines
Jan 31, 2017| News
U.S. Pain Foundation spoke out on two important federal issues this month with articles in the National Pain Report. The first article, published Jan. 11, discussed the potential Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal, while a second article...
Crazy Sock Day & Walk a crazy-success
Jan 30, 2017| News
On Jan. 24, 2010, Melanie Dickens fell on her left foot, a fall that led to a painful condition known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). In an attempt to desensitize her legs and protect them from the elements, Dickens began wearing knee-high...
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