Fibromyalgia Support Group

http://www.painfoundation.org/Action/NPCPA2009Summary.pdf

http://www.painfoundation.org/

http://www.painfoundation.org/Newsroom/PR0309_NPCPA.pdf

Do you think that someone is finally listening to us. I hope that some of the studies at NIH include pain with fibromyalgia.

At least not everyone thinks that someone in uncontrolled pain is CRAZY.

Thank you for contacting me regarding the National Pain Care Policy Act (S.660). I appreciate receiving your views on this matter.

As you may know, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced S.660 on March 19, 2009. This bill would establish the Pain Consortium, which would be responsible for establishing a national research agenda and convene annual conferences related to pain research. Additionally, this bill would establish a pain care outreach program to further education and awareness of this often debilitating condition. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, where it awaits further consideration.

I will keep your views in mind should S.660 or similar legislation come before the full Senate. Thank you again for contacting me.

Sincerely,

Carl Levin