It’s a ‘shell game’ according to a national prescription price expert

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.kare11.com/story/news/investigations/2015/11/18/prescription-drugs-costs-insurance/76023322/ A federal class action lawsuit accuses CVS Health of “fraud” and of “knowingly and intentionally” overcharging people in insurance plans by using “a false and deceptive pricing scheme” to inflate the prices of prescription drugs. We asked CVS for an interview. Instead, CVS sent a written statement saying, in part, the company will “vigorously […]

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more cash and property transferred hands via civil asset forfeiture than via burglary

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Law enforcement took more stuff from people than burglars did last year https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/ Here’s an interesting factoid about contemporary policing: In 2014, for the first time ever, law enforcement officers took more property from American citizens than burglars did. Martin Armstrong pointed this out at his blog, Armstrong Economics, last week. Officers can take cash […]

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Give Pain A Voice

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/NI_aQRl3bYg Give Pain A Voice

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SECOND TIME IN FIVE MONTHS ???

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Counterfeit prescription drug ring in Baton Rouge area results in multiple arrests http://www.nola.com/crime/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2015/05/counterfeit_prescription_drug.html Baton Rouge police and DEA make arrests on prescription drug fraud http://theadvocate.com/news/police/14227831-123/baton-rouge-police-and-dea-make-arrests-on-prescription-drug-fraud Officials arrested eight people, including seven Baton Rouge residents, accused of using fake prescriptions to obtain $45,000 worth of pain medication. The Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Squad, with the help […]

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