This week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shared it will cover acupuncture for chronic low back...
federal advocacy Articles
Advocates continue to push for hearing on pain management best practices
As 2019 comes to a close, advocates are making a final push for Congress to hold a hearing on the Pain Management Best...
Want to encourage medical cannabis research at the federal level?
A new federal bill would expand and coordinate scientific research of cannabidiol (CBD) or marijuana-derived products,...
Still time to take action to increase federal pain spending
A record 540 U.S. Pain members have sent 2,010 letters to their representatives through an online campaign to support...
U.S. Pain outlines recommendations for CMS
U.S. Pain’s National Director of Policy and Advocacy, Cindy Steinberg, is constantly fighting behind-the-scenes for...
Access to medical cannabis continues to expand across the country
Patient advocates have been heartened to see more states making progress in allowing access to medical cannabis for...
Help support a landmark pain research funding bill
Pain advocates are encouraged to ask Congress to support Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act, which was introduced in...
U.S. Pain speaks in favor of MA bill to protect pain assessment
On Dec. 19, Cindy Steinberg, U.S. Pain’s National Director of Policy and Advocacy, testified at the Massachusetts...
U.S. Pain and 31 organizations speak out against repeal of patient access act
U.S. Pain and 31 patient and professional groups have submitted a letter to Congress urging it not to repeal the...
Group aims to put patients at center of assessing healthcare value
How does the healthcare system provide value to people with chronic conditions? It’s a question that has puzzled...
Director of NIH speaks at top pain policy meeting
The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC), the nation’s highest pain policy advisory committee,...
New coalition calls for balanced aproach to opioids
Policymakers, health care providers, and members of the public continue to grapple with how to address the ongoing...