Evaluating Federal, State Policies Addressing Chronic Pain

Last week, Michael C. Barnes, JD presented at PAINWeek in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Barnes’s presentation, entitled “I’m Not a Doctor, But I Play One in DC: Federal Action and Its Impacts on Pain Care,” touched on several federal and state policies that affect people with chronic pain and the professionals who treat these patients. […]

Impact of State, Federal Opioid Policy

Michael C. Barnes, JD authored an article published this week in PAINWeek Journal entitled “I’m Not a Doctor, But I Play One in D.C.: Federal Action and Its Impact on Care.” Mr. Barnes’s article discusses the unintended consequences of state and federal opioid policy. The article analyzes changing trends in Washington, state capitals, and courthouses […]

New Article: DOJ Raids of Health Care Providers

Today, American University’s Washington College of Law published in its Legislation & Policy Brief a new article by Michael C. Barnes, JD. Entitled “A More Sensible Surge: Ending DOJ’s Indiscriminate Raids of Health Care Providers,” the article discusses the indiscriminate nature of recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) raids, searches, and investigations of prescribers of […]

Barnes Updates Pain Care Professionals

On June 26, Michael C. Barnes, JD gave a webinar presentation alongside Wade Delk of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN). The presentation, entitled “2019 Pain Care Legislation and Public Policy,” was hosted by the Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS). The webinar analyzed how recent federal and state legislative and regulatory actions and […]