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ASPI Monthly E-Newsletter

The ASPI E-Newsletter is a monthly e-mail update on pain related issues, events, and activities of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives. To receive the ASPI E-Newsletter, please email Ronna Popkin at rapopkin@wisc.edu
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October 2007 E-Newsletter
gotoMedicaid Rx Pad Requirement Delayed until April 1, 2008
gotoState Pain Initiatives Receive Grants for Pain Relief Efforts
gotoMatt Bromley Receives AAPM’s 2007 Legislative and Policy Advocacy Award

Medicaid Rx Pad Requirement Delayed until April 1, 2008

The federal law requiring all non-electronic prescriptions for Medicaid beneficiaries to be written on tamper-resistant prescription forms has been delayed and will not take effect until April 1, 2008.  On Saturday September 29th the President signed H.R. 3668, the “TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act of 2007,” which provided a six month delay in implementation of the tamper-resistant prescription form requirement.  The ASPI had gone on record requesting reconsideration of or delay in implementation of the rule and is therefore pleased with the additional time this legislation provides for practitioners and patients to be informed of the new requirement and for health care facilities to obtain sufficient supplies of the forms.

State Pain Initiatives Receive Grants for Pain Relief Efforts

The ASPI and Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) are pleased to announce the selection of eleven State Pain Initiatives that will receive grants to carry out state and local projects directed at overcoming barriers to pain relief and improving the quality of life for people living with cancer.  The grant funding, made possible through a national partnership between the LAF and ASPI, will improve cancer pain management nationwide while providing infrastructure and financial and programmatic support to individual State Pain Initiatives.  Click here to read the full press release and learn more about the specific projects.

Matt Bromley Receives AAPM’s 2007 Legislative and Policy Advocacy Award

Former ASPI Communications and Policy Director, Matt Bromley, received the 2007 Legislative and Policy Advocacy Award from the American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM) at their Annual Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 29, 2007.  Matt was issued this award for his outstanding work in helping State Pain Initiatives promote balanced pain policies.  Previous award winners include David Joranson of the Pain and Policy Studies Group and June Dahl, co-founder of the ASPI.

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