California Assemblyman Curran Price (author), American Pain Foundation Boardmember Dr. Scott Fishman and For Frace founder Cynthia Toussaint make the case for AB 1144 before the Assembly Health committee on April 21, 2009. This bill aims to abolish the unethical "step therapy" prescription practice utilized by health insurance companies to ration care to pain patients. AB 1144 passed the Health committee by a vote of 14-2.. Now on to the Senate!!