Important legislation for the pain community is upon us. Please contact your senators by following this link. http://www.senate.gov/
Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015
Senate Bill S. 483, HERE
House of Representatives Bill H.R. 471, HERE
An article on H.R. 471 in laymen s terms by PR Web, HERE
RE: Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement
Act of 2015
S. 483 and H.R. 471
Dear Senator __________
Please support the pain community, as your constituents support
you, by voting for Senate Bill 483 (S. 483) and the House of Representative
Bill 471 (H.R.471).
People living with chronic pain are being greatly affected by
their inability to obtain the medications they need to help them function and
lead productive lives. We need collaboration between patients, law enforcement,
pharmacies, prescribers, advocates, and others to address the problems of
addiction, while preserving treatment options and dignity for people who live
with chronic pain and manage their care responsibly, the silent majority that
do not make the headlines.
Drug monitoring programs have no evidence that they are
working, so why are we spending extraordinary amounts of money on these programs?
Insurance carriers are refusing to pay for accurate testing, and patients
cannot bear the burden of this cost. It is unethical to deny treatment because
they do not have the ability to pay. We cannot keep doing the same things
expecting different results. Wouldn’t this money be better spent on programs
for those who live with addiction? These people are also being underserved
because current treatment programs are not based on patient outcome. They are
based on ability to pay.
This is just a sampling of the things that can be addressed to
improve both addiction and pain care, but it cannot be accomplished without a
collaborative effort. Senate Bill 483 and H.R. 471 are steps in the right
direction for serving all people in need.
I look forward to hearing how you plan to support the
patient community. Please feel free to contact me by phone to discuss this
important issue.
Sincerely,
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