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Responding to the ACA repeal debate
Apr 1, 2017| News
Committed to fighting for affordable access to quality care for individuals living with chronic illnesses, U.S. Pain Foundation has been monitoring the ongoing health care debate at the federal level. After weeks of uneasiness as to what would...
Pain Warriors of the Month: Laurie and Shawn Dickens
Location: Melbourne, FL Pain warrior role: Dedicated caregivers for their daughter, U.S. Pain ambassador Melanie, who lives with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, and volunteers on behalf of the pain community since 2010. Fun fact: The Dickens family...
U.S. Pain launches support group training program
Mar 1, 2017| News
On Feb. 25 and 26, U.S. Pain Foundation and Pain Connection held "Training of Chronic Pain Support Group Leaders: A 21st Century Model for Chronic Pain" in Tucson, AZ. The training was led by U.S. Pain directors Gwenn Herman, Pain Connection...
Volunteers advocate for headache, rare diseases
Feb 28, 2017| News
Multiple pain warriors represented U.S. Pain during two important events in February: Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28 and Headache on the Hill on Feb. 13 to 14. Headache on the Hill On...
Action needed today on CMS proposal
Feb 28, 2017| News
Many patients with chronic pain are concerned about the unintended consequences of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) newly published proposal to curb opioid misuse and abuse, “Opioid Misuse Strategy 2016.” U.S. Pain urges the...
VA restricts opioids for veterans and military service members
Feb 27, 2017| News
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) recently released new opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic pain that are more stringent than those released last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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