The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) make decisions about what treatment options they will cover for beneficiaries.  Private insurers often follow the lead of CMS in coverage decisions. Congress has the power to direct CMS to take action.  Therefore, our "ask" of Congress is to tell CMS to cover more treatment options for pain.

The best way to manage chronic pain, at present, is through an individualized, multidisciplinary approach combining a unique set of treatment modalities to reduce one's pain to manageable levels.  In order to accomplish this, people with chronic pain need affordable access to a full range of treatment modalities.

Millions of people with chronic pain have been tapered off of opioid medications and not offered other treatment options, leading to tremendous pain and suffering, feelings of abandonment, anxiety and depression and even suicide. This is untenable and must change.  We encourage you to take action to change this situation!  

Tell Congress to direct CMS to cover more pain therapies now by calling, emailing or tweeting your Federal Representatives and Senators today!