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Andrew Kolodny Rips National Pain Report For Unfair Reporting www.nationalpainreport.com/andrew-kolodny-rips-national-pain-report-for-unfair-reporting-8834556.html Dr. Andrew Kolodny has criticized the National Pain Report for what he calls “its unfair and false reporting” on him. He said it is “absolutely false” that he is “aggressively pushing the idea of restricting or eliminating opioid usage” as we indicated this week. “I […]

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Please join our state pain advocacy groups and work together at the state and federal level to facilitate real change. We have members going to Town Hall meetings right now before they return to Congress to pass health care legislation soon. Members are meeting with policy makers and media in each state and creating real […]

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Chronic Illness Advocacy & Awareness April 15 at 10:10 AM Hi everyone! We have an important question: Have you been unable to get your medication (or as much medication as your doctor prescribed) due to your pharmacy/insurance declining or giving you the runaround? Please post here and we will PM you. We’re talking to reps […]

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Three Veterans in Five Days Die by Suicide at VA Facilities https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/04/13/three-veterans-five-days-die-suicide-va-facilities.html WASHINGTON — Three suicides occurred during a five-day period on Department of Veterans Affairs properties, prompting reaction this week from Capitol Hill. Two veterans died by suicide in Georgia, one April 5 at a parking garage at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center […]

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It’s time to reform accessibility to prescription drugs https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/350091-its-time-to-reform-accessibility-to-prescription-drugs Too many Americans can’t readily access or afford their prescription drugs. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a central role in creating this dynamic. PBMs are hired to administer prescription drug benefits, but these middlemen face little accountability. Increasingly, PBMs extract considerable profit from drug manufacturer rebates, […]

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this was just posted on www.youtube.com on 04/14/2019 – so in less than 48 hrs – this has a 50:1 ratio of THUMBS UP to THUMBS DOWN and has nearly 7000 comments  Does that suggests that the actual feelings of the general public about pain management or that John Oliver has a rather young audience […]

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Torture and Cruel Treatment in Health Settings https://www.hrw.org/news/2010/01/20/torture-and-cruel-treatment-health-settings Human Rights Watch has reported on a wide range of abuses against patients and individuals under medical supervision – in medical facilities, juvenile detention centers, orphanages, drug treatment centers, and social rehabilitation centers. Often in these settings, health providers may be forced to withhold care or engage […]

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Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Third Meeting https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/pain/meetings/2019-05-09/index.html May 9, 2019 – May 10, 2019 Hubert H. Humphrey Building – The Great Hall 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. The Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force) is being held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, […]

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Is Our Government Ready to Listen on Chronic Pain and Suicide? www.nationalpainreport.com/is-our-government-ready-to-listen-on-chronic-pain-and-suicide-8839557.html The recent discussion on chronic pain and suicide on the National Pain Report has elicited some significant and candid responses from our readers. The temptation is to look at the issue in a binary way—people are being denied care and many are choosing […]

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Colorado enacts ‘red flag’ law to seize guns from those deemed dangerous, prompting backlash https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sheriff-fires-back-after-colorado-enacts-red-flag-law-to-seize-guns-from-individuals-deemed-dangerous Colorado became the 15th state on Friday to adopt a “red flag” gun law, allowing firearms to be seized from people determined to pose a danger — just weeks after dozens of county sheriffs had vowed not to enforce the law, […]

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