November / December 2022

Two major initiatives NPAC has worked on for years were issued in November:

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its 2022 updated prescribing guideline rejecting one-sized limits on opioid prescribing and embracing flexibility in treating pain.

• The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded coverage for chronic pain, including through telehealth, creating coding for chronic pain management.

• NPAC Board and Community Leadership Council members spoke at the first annual Pain Canada conference on why pain is an intersectional disability justice issue.

• NPAC ED was core faculty at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ARSA).