Frequently Asked Questions
- Medical practice reports that it no longer accepts new patients with chronic pain (Refusal to Treat)
- Medical office staff refusing/delaying access to my pain care provider either by phone or by scheduling appointments as needed (Unintended/accidental abandonment)
- Successful pain treatment option was stopped by my pain care provider; denial of insurance coverage/reimbursement was the reason given. (Third Party Payer Driven)
Pharmacy will not stock or fill legal prescription for my pain medication.
- Successful pain medication treatment was stopped by my pain care provider; change in medical practice policy was the reason given
- My primary care provider has refused to follow through on a treatment plan recommended by a pain specialist.
- Unable to find primary care specialist who will treat me
- Unable to find a pain specialist who will treat me
- “Fired” by my pain care provider; no reason given and no referral list or recommendations offered
- “Fired” by my pain care provider due to not following a treatment agreement or the result of a urine drug test, without follow-up appointment or addressing the cause
- Practice no longer willing to treat me and/or other established patients with chronic pain; dismissed from care: received certified letter and list of providers to contact; further assistance and continued care ended before a new provider was found and seen.