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Press Release: State Backtracks On Opioid Tapering Plan Lynne Terry Thu, 05/16/2019 - 17:00

The Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) today voted unanimously to update Oregon Health Plan (OHP) coverage for neck and back pain, by removing requirements for opioid tapering. The change will be effective October 1.

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Oregon Backs Off Opioid Cutoff Plan For Chronic Pain Patients, Adding Non-drug Treatments

Guidelines discussed Wednesday would align recommendations for opioid prescribing for back pain and five other chronic pain conditions, adding new treatments like yoga, behavioral therapy and massage.

Dec 5, 2018

Oregon pain patients protest against a proposal to cut opioids to chronic pain patients on Medicaid.

Patients, Experts Warn That Plan to Cut Opioids Could Mean More Pain

Oregon is considering a proposal that would force Medicaid chronic pain patients to cut opioids entirely.

Oct 9, 2018
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SENIORS RIDE A BUS TO BUY CANNABIS./STEPHANIE O'NEILL/KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Seniors In Pain Hop Aboard The Canna-Bus

People over 50, and especially those 65 and older, are the fastest growing group of cannabis users. They find it helpful in easing pain.

Sep 18, 2018

Trillium’s CCO Developing Ways to Coordinate Chronic Pain Treatment Christen McCurdy Mon, 08/19/2013 - 10:47

August 19, 2013—Trillium Community Health Plan, the coordinated care organization serving Oregon Health Plan patients in Lane County, is hoping to start a new, integrated approach to treating patients suffering from chronic pain by early next year.

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OHSU Mirror Therapy Expert to Provide Free Training in Vietnam

November 16, 2011 -- Oregon Health & Science University's Beth Darnall, Ph.D., is an international expert on a novel therapy for "phantom limb pain" — real pain suffered by people who have had an arm or leg amputated. Darnall has studied and treats people with "mirror therapy," which lessens or eliminates the pain by tricking the amputee's brain into believing there was no amputation.

Nov 15, 2011

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