AMA resource details numerous state parity violations and provides specific recommendations for meaningful oversight and enforcement.
American Medical Association
AMA survey of pain management physicians during COVID-19
New issue brief shows broad use of increased DEA prescribing and treatment flexibility; barriers and concerns, however, persist.
Issue brief: AMA, Colorado physicians, Manatt Health Pain Care Actuarial Analysis
This issue brief summarizes the findings of a recent AMA, Colorado Medical Society, Colorado Pain Society and Manatt Health report submitted to the Colorado Division of Insurance in support of multidisciplinary, multimodal pain care.
AMA CMS CPS Manatt RFI response to CO DOI
The American Medical Association, Colorado Medical Society, Colorado Pain Society and Manatt Health worked with Oliver Wyman to provide a detailed Request for Information to the Colorado Division of Insurance on the costs associated with the health coverage provisions proposed in Colorado House Bill 20-1085 that would have increased access to multidisciplinary, multimodal pain care.
Advocacy and Action to End the Opioid Epidemic by the AMA Opioid Task Force
By Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, Chair, AMA Opioid Task Force; Bobby Mukkamala, MD, Chair AMA Pain Care Task Force
America’s drug overdose epidemic: Select 2020-2022 research
Updated December 22, 2022
This issue brief is focused on providing a representative sample of the research published in the past two years focused on substance use disorders, pain and harm reduction. It includes research from medical and scientific journals as well as advocacy organizations. Some of the materials require a subscription while most are publicly available.