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ACS CAN Comments to CDC re: RFI on pain management

June 15, 2020

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April 11, 2022

ACS CAN comments re: Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

ACS CAN submitted comments regarding the Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids. While we support certain changes in the Guideline - including a clearer exemption for cancer patients and patients receiving palliative care - we continue to have concerns about the misapplication of this and the previous Guideline.

Maintaining Access to Pain Management for Cancer Patients & Survivors

April 22, 2021

ACS CAN supports balanced policies that address the public health concerns relevant to the opioid epidemic, that do not harm patient access to medications that they need to treat pain appropriately.

New Opioid Limits in Medicaid: Protecting Access for Cancer Patients & Survivors

October 28, 2019

In the fall of 2018 the U.S. House and Senate passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act.

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