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Movement Grows in States to Address Effective Pain Management for Cancer and Chronic Diseases

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. Over almost a decade, states have made considerable progress in enacting ... barriers. The report, Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card (CY 2013)ξ shows the extent that state policies can support pain management and patient care. The University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) prepared the report, which was jointly ...

States Improve Pain Policies, but Barriers Remain to Effective Pain Management for Cancer and other Chronic Diseases

... report released today that evaluates state policies to improve pain management and patient care. However, only five states have received a grade of 'A' for enabling health care professionals to effectively alleviate the suffering of their patients without encountering barriers in legislation or regulation. The report, "Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A Progress ... CEO of the American Cancer Society. "States must effectively inform the medical community about improved pain policies so people with pain can benefit from them.ξ Patients, health organizations, health care professionals, regulatory officials, licensing boards, and policymakers all ...

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