Congress has been hard at work on emergency supplemental appropriations bills in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and...
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CO: Let’s improve access to PT, OT, acupuncture, and certain pain medications
Colorado is considering a bill, HB 20-1085, that would help increase affordable access to some types of pain care. How...
2020 state pain policy trends round-up
State legislative sessions across the country are now in full swing! Here are some major trends we’re seeing related...
FDA, CDC react to harm to pain patients
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reacted to...
Pain community unites to respond to federal draft report
The 90-day public comment period for the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force’s (PMTF) draft report...
CPATF submits letter on draft report to HHS Secretary Azar; docket letter planned
Last week, the Consumer Pain Advocacy Task Force (CPATF)--a coalition of pain patient-related nonprofits, including...
One month left to comment on federal recommendations on pain
In late December, a high-ranking federal task force released a draft report with recommendations for improving the...
Learn about the draft report on pain management
Even though the draft report from the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force is vitally important,...
Help us keep the conversation about pain going at a national level
Pain patients need and deserve a seat at the table (even if it means bringing in a cot!). On Feb. 12, they finally got...
Cindy Steinberg to speak at U.S. Senate hearing on pain management
Cindy Steinberg, National Director of Policy and Advocacy for U.S. Pain Foundation, has been selected as one of four...
Webinar now available on new federal guidelines on pain, why they matter and how to weigh in
A high-ranking federal task force has released its much-anticipated draft report with recommendations for improving...
Director of State Advocacy speaks on panel about opioids at BIO summit
U.S. Pain’s Director of State Advocacy and Alliance Development Shaina Smith was among the speakers at the...