Policy Alerts & Updates
Draft of the National Pain Strategy has been published to the Federal Register
PAINS is pleased to share with you the news that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Pain Policy today published a notice soliciting public comment on the draft National Pain Strategy. The Interagency Pain Research...
Update: Adverse Drug Event Conference
Bob Twillman, Ph.D., FAPM, Deputy Executive Director, Director of Policy and Advocacy, American Academy of Pain Management and a PAINS Steering Committee Member Attends Adverse Drug Event Conference for PAINS by Bob Twillman, Ph.D., FAPM On October 30, the US...
Draft Evidence Report: Role of Opioids in Treatment of Chronic Pain Open for Comment
Update: Public comment period is now closed. The draft evidence report, The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain, is now open for public comment on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website. Draft Report (PDF) 1.9 MB Draft...
PAINS Participates in Newly Formed Consumer Pain Advocacy Task Force
In the spring of this year the Consumer Pain Advocacy Task Force (CPATF) was formed to develop a plan for joint action to mobilize support for the implementation of the National Pain Strategy Report, recognizing the importance of a unified voice in the consumer pain...
Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) Releases State Pain Policy Report Card
New Report Card Shows 24 States Have Improved Pain Policies Since 2012 Press Release - July 15, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – A growing number of states are enacting policy measures that promote the delivery of effective pain management, according to a report released today....
National Pain Strategy Report
The National Pain Strategy Report is currently in the hands technical writers and the National Pain Strategy (NPS) Oversight Committee, a sub-committee of the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Five...
PMP, PA, and Step Therapy Update – May 28, 2014
Below is an update on current prescription monitoring program, prior authorization, and step therapy bills; you can expect to receive a similar update bi-weekly. If you are unsure of when your state's legislature convenes and adjourns, check here. To see all...
SPPAN Legislative Update May 21, 2014
This is SPPAN's bi-weekly update of pain-related bills (on topics not found in SPPAN’s other bi-weekly update on PMP and PA legislation). The topics include: Budget/Commissions, Hydrocodone Rescheduling, Overdose Prevention / Safe Use and Disposal, Palliative Care,...
SPPAN PMP, PA, and Step Therapy Update – May 14, 2014
Below is an update on current prescription monitoring program, prior authorization, and step therapy bills; you can expect to receive a similar update bi-weekly. If you are unsure of when your state's legislature convenes and adjourns, check here. To see all...
SPPAN Update: PMP, PA, and Step Therapy
Below is an update on current prescription monitoring program, prior authorization, and step therapy bills; you can expect to receive a similar update bi-weekly. If you are unsure of when your state's legislature convenes and adjourns, check here. To see all...
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