37 State AGs tell insurance industry non-opioid pain treatment options are essential
The Attorneys General of 37 states have co-signed a letter to the private insurance company trade association AHIP, asking for coverage to ensure care providers can deliver non-drug, non-opioid treatment for pain management. IHPC strongly endorses in this Press Release. Click the headline above.Non-Pharma Approaches to Pain & Wellbeing
MOVING BEYOND MEDICATIONS
A new campaign from IHPC and partners that recommends non-pharmacological approaches as first-line pain treatment. The Pocket Guide for primary care physicians and their patients shows the new therapeutic order.
IHPC: Non-pharma pain training crucial for prescribers
Letter on draft FDA Education Blueprint: pain education guidance is insufficient for non-pharmacological options, favoring non-opioid drug interventions. Equal emphasis is needed.
IHPC TO CDC: Include Non-Pharma Options for Pain
On Proposed 2016 Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: Increase patient access to non-pharma options and providers: ensure adequate insurance reimbursement.
Recent News
State Advocates Moving the Ball on Non-Discrimination
Since the first of the year, IHPC has seen its CoverMyCare project involved with important initiatives in Minnesota and New Mexico and beginning to field inquires from a half-dozen states whose integrative professionals are considering similar actions.
May 09, 2016
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IHPC Response to the NCCIH Draft 2016-2021 Strategic Plan
IHPC Recommendations to NCCIH emphasize health promotion, prevention and ensuring funding for the complementary and integrative research workforce.
April 01, 2016
RAND Report: CAM — Professions or Modalities?
CAM professions are too often defined politically — by treatment modalities — rather than by full professional scopes, preventing licenses being honored in insurance coverage. Read More
October 16, 2015
IHPC/AIHM Joint Letter to National Academy of Medicine
IHPC and AIHM encourage the new NAM to embed integrative practitioners into its important initiatives such as Healthy America, and Grand Challenges in Health and Medicine. Read More
August 19, 2015
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