APS, AAPM, and the American Association for the Study of Headache formally organized the Pain Care Coalition (PCC) in June 1998. The mission of the PCC is to work to influence federal healthcare policy via legislative, regulatory, and research avenues on behalf of people with pain by addressing quality-of-care and access-to-care issues. The PCC has taken active positions on a number of legislative and regulatory activities:
The PCC Steering Committee includes two members and the executive director of each of the three component organizations, and it is currently creating guidelines for new members. Legislative and regulatory monitoring and advocacy is coordinated by Robert Saner of Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, PC, a law firm based in Washington, DC.
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