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Comments Submitted to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

May 3, 2020 Written by brendankiel

in Response to Their RFI Related to the “Opioid Management in Older Adults” Project


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Webinar: Responsible Pain Management
During the COVID-19 Pandemic


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PAPR Coalition members meet with Administration leadership at the White House on May 8, 2018.

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Incidence of Pain, as Compared to Major Conditions

Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined.

Condition Number of Sufferers
Chronic Pain 100 million Americans1
Diabetes 25.8 million Americans
(diagnosed and estimated undiagnosed)2
Coronary Heart Disease 16.3 million Americans3
Stroke 7.0 million Americans3
Cancer 11.9 million Americans4
Sources
1Institute of Medicine of The National Academies
2American Diabetes Association
3American Heart Association
4American Cancer Society