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(Message started by: athos on Feb 4^th, 2004, 9:05pm)

Title: The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003
Post by athos on Feb 4^th, 2004, 9:05pm

I found this today and though that I would pass it along..... I have just had time for a cursory read, but it sounds promising....

Synopsis

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The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003, which has been introduced in the House of Representatives, would mandate many actions essential to ensuring proper treatment for people in pain. However, the bill has been sent to committee in the House, and appears to be stalled there. We need to become the "squeaky wheel," repeatedly letting our members of the House know that it is our will that this law be gotten out of committee and to the full House for approval. Remember during the campaign for the election in 2000 how many politicians promised to see a Patient Bill of Rights ? Has that happened? No! We must contact and continue contacting our representatives to ensure that the National Pain Care Policy Act is not allowed to die in committee. I've supplied you with a sample letter and the URL to locate and contact our members of the House. PLEASE, let's all stand and be heard. Don't let our elected representatives forget that our government is meant to be "government of the people, by the people, and for the people." We ARE the people!

Here is the link

http://headaches.about.com/cs/advocacy/a/npcpa_call.htm

If you have time to read let me know what you think. It sounds like it is worth consideration to help get this driven through.

--Ken

Title: Re: The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003
Post by chronic_chic on Feb 4^th, 2004, 9:51pm

This is a great idea! Teri Roberts wrote the article over on the headaches.about.com site, and she is a very big advocate for headaches. Her experience is in migraine, but she is a proponent of advocacy for all headache types. She often has many good ideas for how to get the word on various headache disorders OUT to the public. As a big advocacy person myself, I think it would be great if even just a few of us followed this suggestion. :)

Title: Re: The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003
Post by 357Mag on Feb 5^th, 2004, 6:01am

Thanks for the info Ken.

I am going to add this to my conversation with Dept of Health and Human Services, specifically, Mr. Tommy Thompson himself...see topic "%&*!@ Insurance Companies!!!! " for my quest.

It is time for us to be heard.

Peace,
dan

Title: Re: The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003
Post by BarbaraD on Feb 5^th, 2004, 10:22am

My congressman has been notified.... How about the rest of you?

Hugs BD

Title: Re: The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2003
Post by athos on Feb 5^th, 2004, 5:36pm

When you write your Representative, include cootie's topic.

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I fear a NEW TREND in medical practice that COULD effect other meds you DO use. I got a letter from my doc (and others are haveing to follow suit in this) that they can no longer prescribe oxycontin and other related pain meds because of escalateing malpractice premiums and lawyers are advertsieng for referrels to patients useing it.

I would also include in there that we are treated like drug seekers and this is not a fair generalization. Our care should not be compromized by insurance companies, over zealous lawyers, or misinformed doctors. This bill is at least one way to help our cause.

It definatley will hurt us in the long and short run to have our doc's scared to treat us.