DOI: 10.1097/01.COT.0000297232.84269.10

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Issn Print: 0276-2234

Publication Date: 2007/10/10


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Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Mike Rogers (R-MI) have introduced the National Pain Care Policy Act, which is designed to improve pain care research, education, training, access, and outreach.
“I am pleased to join my colleague and more than 100 organizations representing the pain care community in supporting this legislation that will help millions of Americans suffering from pain,” Rep. Capps said in a statement. “Pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States and is straining our health care system.”
“Pain keeps sufferers from their family, work, and the community, and in many cases it is so severe it can be life-threatening,” Rep. Rogers added. “Pain is linked to many diseases, and back pain alone affects more than 70 percent of all Americans at some time in their lives, with the costs for medical services topping $26 billion annually.
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