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... in State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card (CY 2015) , gave Alaska a B+ for the quality and balance of its policies to make pain treatment and care accessible to patients.  To prepare the findings, researchers evaluated state laws and regulatory policies to determine if they enhanced or ... science and medicine to ensure cancer patients have appropriate, necessary pain relief.” Pain is the most common reason Americans access the health care system, and it is the leading contributor to health care costs. Most painful conditions can be relieved with proper treatment, but patients often face significant barriers that can prevent ...