Articles written by Janice Izlar

Janice Izlar|Oct 10, 2012

Federal officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are currently considering whether to maintain patient access to crucial pain-relief treatments provided by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) -- or to eliminate these services and risk leaving millions of Americans with chronic pain conditions to suffer on their own. They’ll make their final decision later this fall. For well over a decade, CRNAs have administered routine, chronic pain-management services such as opiate and steroid injections, ultrasound medical i...