They actually backed down and reversed the coverage change which honestly feels like such a huge relief I can barely process it right now. We really forced their hand because they finally realized that treating chronic pain patients differently just because they are not in hospice makes absolutely no sense. …
November 25, 2017
Final supporters
On behalf of the RSDSA Board of Directors and the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) community which we represent, the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) vehemently opposes your decision to discontinue paying for OxyContin in 2018 and switching to Xtampza ER as its “clinically equivalent” substitution.
Yet Cigna will continue to pay for its use in cancer and hospice care.
That exception for cancer and hospice care discriminates against individuals suffering with non-malignant or chronic pain. There is absolutely no scientific difference between cancer pain and non-malignant or chronic pain.
OxyContin for non-malignant or chronic pain is an excellent medication for individuals with CRPS and other chronic pain syndromes that have benefited from an extended release opioid discomfit medication. OxyContin in its latest formulation does have abuse deterrent properties similar to Xtampza ER.
Furthermore, there is no guarantee that individuals whose severe chronic pain was ameliorated by OxyContin will respond to Xtampza ER.
Most addiction specialists believe that your decision will not have a direct impact on the opioid epidemic. Opioid prescriptions have been declining since 2012 and most individuals who are abusing opiates are not abusing opiates obtained from legitimate prescriptions. Only people suffering with chronic pain will be hurt by your decision.
Please sign this petition requesting that Cigna rescinds their decision and includes OxyContin in their formulary in 2018.Updates
October 14, 2017
I have been reading through all the stories you are leaving in the comments and it is honestly heartbreaking to see how many of you are being forced into these impossible situations by insurance gatekeepers. It feels like they completely ignore the reality of living with chronic pain while hiding behind their spreadsheets. I am working on compiling these experiences into a document to mail directly to their main office even if I have to send it certified just so they know someone is paying attention to the human cost of these policy changes.
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October 14, 2017
96 Comments
I have lived with crps since 2012 and for the past 3 years I have dealt with this pretty well on my own, I can't get any right doctor's that treat my illness remotely correct let alone prescribe the correct medications. Our crps pain is just as valid as any pain caused by cancer or other illnesses
I'm afraid that this will be a decision all insurance providers will make. My husband suffers from RSD. He relies on his medication to function each and every day. Please don't take that away from him. He suffers enough with his pain
CRPS victims should not be discriminated against. We are not opioids abusers! We patients are being prescribed medication legally, and follow our pain doctors protocol. To compare us to people illegally obtaining opioids for abuse and addiction is discriminatory and denies us proper care for our pain disease.
The treatment regimen for RSD is individualized and tailored to each patient. Making changes like this cause patients unnecessary pain, distress, and can cause progression of their disease.
Chronic pain patients who have drug testing and pill counting are not usually the ones abusing their opioid prescriptions. This will only hurt chronic pain sufferer's quality of life.
Although I am allergic to the new formulation of OxyContin or maybe not allergic but my body would not process it so it was not affective for me it is very affective for many people. For insurance not to pay for it would be like not covering insulin for a diabetic
Not everyone is a addict
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They actually backed down and reversed the coverage change which honestly feels like such a huge relief I can barely process it right now. We really forced their hand because they finally realized that treating chronic pain patients differently just because they are not in hospice makes absolutely no sense. …
November 25, 2017
Final supporters
On behalf of the RSDSA Board of Directors and the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) community which we represent, the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) vehemently opposes your decision to discontinue paying for OxyContin in 2018 and switching to Xtampza ER as its “clinically equivalent” substitution.
Yet Cigna will continue to pay for its use in cancer and hospice care.
That exception for cancer and hospice care discriminates against individuals suffering with non-malignant or chronic pain. There is absolutely no scientific difference between cancer pain and non-malignant or chronic pain.
OxyContin for non-malignant or chronic pain is an excellent medication for individuals with CRPS and other chronic pain syndromes that have benefited from an extended release opioid discomfit medication. OxyContin in its latest formulation does have abuse deterrent properties similar to Xtampza ER.
Furthermore, there is no guarantee that individuals whose severe chronic pain was ameliorated by OxyContin will respond to Xtampza ER.
Most addiction specialists believe that your decision will not have a direct impact on the opioid epidemic. Opioid prescriptions have been declining since 2012 and most individuals who are abusing opiates are not abusing opiates obtained from legitimate prescriptions. Only people suffering with chronic pain will be hurt by your decision.
Please sign this petition requesting that Cigna rescinds their decision and includes OxyContin in their formulary in 2018.Updates
October 14, 2017
I have been reading through all the stories you are leaving in the comments and it is honestly heartbreaking to see how many of you are being forced into these impossible situations by insurance gatekeepers. It feels like they completely ignore the reality of living with chronic pain while hiding behind their spreadsheets. I am working on compiling these experiences into a document to mail directly to their main office even if I have to send it certified just so they know someone is paying attention to the human cost of these policy changes.
Reached 100 supporters
October 14, 2017
96 Comments
I have suffered fro RSD/CRPS since an injury in 2002. OxyContin is an excellent medication for treating the intense burning pain that never goes away. This disease didn't get named the suicide disease for no reason
I have lived with crps since 2012 and for the past 3 years I have dealt with this pretty well on my own, I can't get any right doctor's that treat my illness remotely correct let alone prescribe the correct medications. Our crps pain is just as valid as any pain caused by cancer or other illnesses
I'm afraid that this will be a decision all insurance providers will make. My husband suffers from RSD. He relies on his medication to function each and every day. Please don't take that away from him. He suffers enough with his pain
CRPS victims should not be discriminated against. We are not opioids abusers! We patients are being prescribed medication legally, and follow our pain doctors protocol. To compare us to people illegally obtaining opioids for abuse and addiction is discriminatory and denies us proper care for our pain disease.
The treatment regimen for RSD is individualized and tailored to each patient. Making changes like this cause patients unnecessary pain, distress, and can cause progression of their disease.
Chronic pain patients who have drug testing and pill counting are not usually the ones abusing their opioid prescriptions. This will only hurt chronic pain sufferer's quality of life.
Although I am allergic to the new formulation of OxyContin or maybe not allergic but my body would not process it so it was not affective for me it is very affective for many people. For insurance not to pay for it would be like not covering insulin for a diabetic
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I have suffered fro RSD/CRPS since an injury in 2002. OxyContin is an excellent medication for treating the intense burning pain that never goes away. This disease didn't get named the suicide disease for no reason