Updates matching "Patient Quality of Life"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 14, 2012 – The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing today on an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report detailing the status of pain care management and research in the United States. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2011 – A majority of states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). In a year consumed by budget shortfalls and legislative challenges, many

WASHINGTON – June 29, 2011 – The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will release a report today detailing the status of pain care management and research in the United States. The first report of its kind, Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Treatment, and Research will help to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 14, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), together with several organizations representing people living with pain, sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives today urging lawmakers to maintain patient access to opioid medicines -- pain relieving drugs that have

A report released today by a national panel of pain care experts finds that pain treatment needs major reforms to increase access to the right care and improve quality and equitable care for cancer patients, survivors and others who suffer from chronic pain.

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee members voted unanimously today to amend health care reform legislation to ensure that cancer patients, survivors, and others suffering from chronic pain receive the proper pain care they need to get adequate relief.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 20, 2009 -- Millions of Americans who suffer from pain could soon find relief thanks to bipartisan legislation introduced last night in the U.S. Senate. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) introduced the National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009 (S. 660), which would

A bill that would give relief to millions of Americans who suffer from chronic pain cleared a major legislative hurdle with its overwhelming approval by the full House of Representatives late last night.