Stacey L. Worthy, JD moderated a panel discussion today at the sixth annual Summit on Balanced Pain Management. Ms. Worthy led a dialogue between Ann Quinlan Colwell, PhD, RN, of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN); Ellen Blackwell, MSW, of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); and Matt Salo of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors. The panel addressed several topics, including how CMS is approaching ‘patient-centered care’ and Medicaid’s coverage of integrative pain management.
Read the Institute for Pain Access’s recap of the entire Summit here: https://instituteforpatientaccess.org/patient-centered-care-dominates-pain-policy-summit/