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Panel and patients back S.863 to expand non‑opioid chronic pain care for MassHealth members
Summary
A panel of clinicians and patients told the Joint Committee that S.863 would expand care coordination, provider training and access to non‑opioid medications for people with chronic pain on MassHealth; advocates also called for improved data collection on prevalence and costs.
The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing heard a panel on S.863, “An act relative to non‑opioid options for chronic pain,” that advocates say would improve care coordination and access for MassHealth members living with persistent pain.
Cindy Steinberg, policy council chair of the Massachusetts Pain Initiative, told the committee the bill addresses gaps in treatment, stigma, and access. She said the measure would help MassHealth members by “providing care coordination and support to help members access appropriate providers and specialists, social work services and…
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