On September 6, 2022, AACIPM submitted a set of eight recommendations related to comprehensive pain management services to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) related to the proposed 2023 Physician Fee Schedule. Issued in response to CMS’ newly...
Resources
AACIPM website includes a repository of resources that support the mission to advance access to equitable, whole person, multimodal, guideline-concordant integrative pain management.
More resources and publications will be coming soon. If you have suggestions about relevant resources that should be included, please contact Amy Goldstein.
Spotlight: CDC’s Chad Helmick Speaks on the Past (and Future) of Pain Policy upon Eve of Retirement
After an illustrious 42-year career, including 240 publications and unparalleled advocacy in pain management, Charles (Chad) G. Helmick III, MD (CAPT, USPHS, RET) is officially retiring from CDC on December 31. It is with bittersweet hearts that we at AACIPM announce...
CO Public Meeting with Insurance Commissioner Held on 10.21.20
AACIPM collaborated with stakeholders in support of CO House Bill 20-1085. “When patients are able to receive the types of care proposed in HB 20-1085, physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic and acupuncture, they improve faster and the costs associated...
The Connector – Guest Spotlight: Vanila Singh
Dr. Vanila Singh is one of AACIPM’s Advisory Committee members and a tireless advocate for patient-centered pain management. She has an important vantage point from her recent position as Chief Medical Officer at HHS and leading to completion the Best Practices Pain...
Opioid Workgroup: Seeking External Experts
NCIPC’s Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), a federal advisory committee, is establishing an Opioid Workgroup to provide expert input and observations on a possible update or expansion of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States,...
Combating the Opioid Overdose Crisis and Alleviating Chronic Pain
This opinion piece is authored by two of AACIPM's advisory and planning committee members. This was published in Morning Consult on December 13, 2020. With more than 47,600 Americans dying from opioid overdoses in 2017 alone, our nation’s opioid crisis is...
Complementary Policy Efforts in Washington, DC
AACIPM participated in two back-to-back meetings in DC this week with key stakeholders focused on policy solutions that promote individualized, multimodal, comprehensive, person-centered, integrative pain care. On December 4, the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management...
Collaborative Advocates for Comprehensive Pain Treatment Policies
Published by Hea!thcare InnovationA group of national healthcare organizations has established the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (AACIPM), a multi-stakeholder collaborative to promote comprehensive integrative pain management for the...