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Maryland Pain Initiative

The Maryland Pain Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of the quality of life of all Marylanders affected by pain.

This initiative is open to anyone in Maryland who has been affected by pain or has treated pain. Please join us in this important cause to educate and advocate for improved pain control in Maryland!

Mission Statement
The Maryland Pain Initiative (MPI) is an independent, voluntary, statewide, interdisciplinary, non-profit organization dedicated to the improving the quality of life of all Maryland residents affected by pain through empowerment, advocacy, and education.

MARYLAND PAIN INITIATIVE
201 N. Charles Street, Suite 710
Baltimore, MD 21201-4111

Voicemail: (410) 783-0199


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Call to Action!

MedChi has petitioned the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) for a formal review of some of the onerous insurance practices that interfere with the patient-provider relationship. Intended to contain costs, these practices – including prior-authorization, pre-certification, step therapy and therapeutic switching – create significant and potentially dangerous barriers to patient care.

We are now at a critical point. In order to thoroughly review these practices, it's imperative for the MIA to receive formal complaints from patients and providers (on behalf of patients). Insurance Commissioner Elizabeth Sammis has asked MedChi to encourage its members to file complaints with the MIA and to share specific examples with the MIA directly or through MedChi. The MIA needs this information to develop and implement appropriate responses and to determine if statutory changes are needed.

We have heard that many providers are simply too busy to take this extra step, yet without taking it, the problems will only worsen. Please join MedChi in urging patients and providers (on behalf of patients) to file formal complaints with the MIA as situations arise.

To file a complaint, visit www.mdinsurance.state.md.us/sa/jsp/consumer/FileComplaint.jsp and follow the prompts.

In addition, please write to Commissioner Sammis and tell her how these practices impact those you serve. Specific examples always carry the most impact.

Honorable Elizabeth Sammis
Commissioner, Maryland Insurance Administration
200 St Paul Place, Suite 2700
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

As Maryland moves toward implementing the federal health bill, we have a chance to improve patient access to care by reducing or eliminating insurance barriers to care. Together we can make a difference!

 

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