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Work by the Advocacy and Policy Committee

NANS, through our Advocacy and Policy Committee, has been collaborating with 6 other specialty societies (AAPM, ASA, ASRA, ASIPP,AAPMR, SIS) and legal counsel over the past several months to provide joint comments on MIPS (Merit-Based Incentive Payment System) and APM’s (Alternative Payment Models). We, along with the other participating societies submitted extensive comments regarding the proposed MACRA legislation on behalf of the participating pain community and our membership on June 27, 2016. An additional letter was also crafted and submitted with guidance and support from the American Medical Association (AMA). We wanted to provide you with a copy of the submitted letters for your reference. 

To see the AMA-coordinated letter, click HERE. 

To see the Multisociety letter, click HERE.

NANS was alerted to a request from The Senate Finance Committee to provide comments  specifically addressing if program incentives can be used to promote pain management that may minimize the risk of becoming addicted to opioids. The Senate Finance Committee also asked for recommendations that could expand access to treatment and prevention. AdvaMed & MDMA are also providing comments. The Advocacy and Policy Committee agreed to submit a comment letter to The Senate Finance Committee in response to their request. NANS members can access a copy of this comment letter.

To see a copy of the comment letter, click HERE.

NANS Press Release Regarding Opioid Alternatives

North American Neuromodulation Society Issues Response To California Division Of Workers' Compensation (DWC) Order to Discontinue Coverage of Non-Opioid Treatment Options for Chronic Pain

California Pain Specialists and Chronic Pain Patients to Advocate for Continued Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options under the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC)

2018

• NANS Membership E-Release: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) Reporting on SCS Complication Rate & Reporting
• Neuromodulation of Lumbosacral Spinal Networks Enables Independent Stepping after Complete Paraplegia
• Targeted Neurotechnology Restores Walking in Humans with Spinal Cord Injury
• Three Paralyzed Patients can Now Take Steps with the Help of a Spinal Cord Implant
• High-Tech Parkinson's Therapy with a Powerful Consumer Touch
• FDA Approves Magnetic Stimulation to Treat OCD
• Shocking the Spine Offers an Alternative to Opioids
• Neurostimulation can be Part of the Solution to the Opioid Crisis
• Recent Communication Regarding SCS Treatment as an Option for Workers' Compensation Recipients in the State of Oregon

2017

• Aloha from Kauai: Limited Access
• Pain Medicine News: SCS Curbs Opioid Use in Chronic Pain Patients, Study Suggests
• Combating opioid epidemic, repealing ObamaCare will hurt the cause (3/27/17)
• Neurotech Researchers Join with Clinicians and Executives at 2017 NANS Meeting

2016

• Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) decision to eliminate coverage of epidural steroid injections effective July 1.
• MPW New Release on Washington State Health Technology Clinical Committee
  
• Opioid Abuse and Chronic Pain: Twin Epidemics 
• Minneapolis Star-Tribune -Medical firms are using Big Data for a common cause
• We need to know these 3 facts to fight the opioid crisis
• Multisociety Comment on Draft Coverage Guidance: Corticosteroid Injections - Low Back Pain