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Clinicians and patients push Mass. bill HB1134 to expand pain care coordination and nonopioid access
Summary
Supporters of House Bill 1134 told a legislative panel the bill would expand care coordination, data collection and access to nonopioid therapies for MassHealth members living with chronic pain.
Clinicians, patient advocates and people living with chronic pain urged the Massachusetts committee to favorably report House Bill 1134, saying it would expand care coordination, require data collection on chronic pain and limit insurer restrictions on nonopioid medications for MassHealth members.
Supporters described chronic pain as a complex, multisystem condition that often requires multidisciplinary treatment and more time in primary care than currently available. They said the bill’s provisions would reduce long-term costs and improve outcomes by expanding access to comprehensive, evidence-based therapies.
Betsy O'Donnell, a medical oncologist and…
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