Urge Senate to Pass the National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on April 3rd, 2009 in Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
According to the National Institutes of Health, pain is the most common reason Americans access the health care system (over 76.5 million Americans suffer from pain, both chronic and acute). The annual cost of chronic pain in the United States is estimated to be more than $100 billion annually. This figure includes loss of income, lost productivity, and health care expenses.
For people living in chronic pain, this is clearly a quality of life issue.
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