The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning to announce the finalization of a rule that could...
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U.S. Pain spearheads letter to Congress, 49 organizations sign on
U.S. Pain Foundation’s Cindy Steinberg, National Director of Policy and Advocacy, has been leading a small workgroup...
Symposium offers insight into future of pain care
On Sept. 24, the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (AACIPM) hosted a virtual symposium,...
Thank you for fighting for change
Thank you. You created the groundswell we needed to start getting Congress to pay attention to the "Pain Management...
Join us as we fight for #aplanforpain!
We're dedicating today, June 11, to flooding policymakers with our request that they allocate funding for key...
Virtual Advocacy Training Series launches
On May 26, U.S. Pain Foundation launched its first-ever Virtual Advocacy Training Series for its top pain advocates....
CDC announces comment period to inform update of opioid guideline
On April 17, the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) opened an official docket requesting comments...
Have you written to your legislator yet?
Have you participated in our email-writing campaign asking policymakers to ensure patients with pain have access to...
Survey highlights vulnerabilities of chronically ill during COVID-19 pandemic
MIDDLETOWN, CONN., APRIL, 16, 2020 - Without adequate telehealth, individuals with chronic health issues face a...
Federal appropriations requests submitted
Congress has been hard at work on emergency supplemental appropriations bills in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and...
U.S. Pain brings 15 pain warriors to Headache on the Hill
On Feb. 10 and 11, representatives from the U.S. Pain Foundation joined the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy...
The National Academy of Medicine wants to hear from people with pain
As part of its "Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic," the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)...