ACTION ALERT Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the Senate version of health reform legislation entitled The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The bill was slated for a vote this week but, after fierce opposition from the … Continued
ACTION ALERT Contact the office of your Senator serving on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and ask that they support “interstitial cystitis (IC)” as a condition eligible for study through the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program during the Fiscal … Continued
Please contact your two Senators and your House Representative to ask them to support critical patient protections during the current healthcare reform effort Background Congress is currently debating significant changes to the healthcare system, including modifications that will impact private … Continued
You can be an ICA Advocate and meet with the local offices of your members of Congress who will be in their districts from Monday, August 1st until Friday, September 2nd. Legislators use this time away from Capitol Hill to … Continued
The National Pain Strategy (NPS) is a federal plan for people with chronic conditions to increase discovery research for new treatments, pain education, and insurance coverage and to recognize chronic pain as a disease. 100,000 signatures are needed on the … Continued
Take Action on Tuesday, April 19 – ICA’s National Call-In Day Contact your legislators on Tuesday, April 19 and join IC advocates from across the country who will be on Capitol Hill asking Members of Congress to: Ensure the National … Continued
!!ACTION ALERT!! Contact both your Senators and ask that they continue to support the inclusion of “interstitial cystitis (IC)” as condition eligible for study through the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program during the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 appropriations … Continued
Under pressure from pain advocates (including ICA) for greater transparency and more public input, CDC has opened a 30-day comment period on its opioid prescribing guideline for chronic pain: http://www.regulations.gov/#!home. Enter docket # CDC-2015-0112 in the search bar on the … Continued
Action Alert – Take action on April 28 Advocates from across the country are coming to Capitol Hill on April 28th to ask their Members of Congress to support the Interstitial Cystitis (IC) Education and Awareness Program at the Centers … Continued
Action Alert! Request that your Members of Congress send a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expressing support for interstitial cystitis education and awareness activities The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently changed the scope … Continued
