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Senate won’t stop airlines from shrinking seat sizes http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/04/08/senate-wont-stop-airlines-from-shrinking-seat-sizes.html?intcmp=hpffo&intcmp=obnetwork WASHINGTON –  The Senate refused Thursday to come to the aid of airline passengers squeezed by the ever-shrinking size of their seats. An amendment by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would have blocked airlines from further reducing the “size, width, padding, and pitch” of seats, passengers’ legroom […]

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Insurer Cuts Doctor Pay After ACA Losses: Will Others Follow? http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/859789?src=wnl_tp10n_160407_mscpedit&uac=232297BR&impID=1049366&faf=1 The move by insurer Highmark to reduce physician rates in health plans offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to make up for massive losses has sparked anger, as well as worries that other insurers will follow suit. Highmark, a Blue Cross and Blue […]

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Just How Responsible is PROP? “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” (from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) http://www.hcplive.com/journals/pain-management/2012/october-november-2012/just-how-responsible-is-prop#sthash.1i7HGROj.dpuf Most of these people have interest in rehab facilities … like… The Phoenix House http://www.phoenixhouse.org/ […]

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LePage administration, doctors compromise on opioid prescribing bill http://www.pressherald.com/2016/03/18/lepage-administration-doctors-compromise-on-opioid-prescribing-bill/ AUGUSTA — The LePage administration and a lobbying group representing doctors agreed Friday to a compromise on a bill that aims to reduce the amount of prescription opioids that are flowing through the state. The administration proposed limiting opioid prescriptions to three days for acute pain […]

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http://www.king5.com/news/health/opioid-crackdown-leaves-patients-caught-in-the-middle/124855916 Brenda Johns’ husband, Sam, relies on pain medication, but filling his prescriptions makes them feel like criminals. “It’s wrong,” she said. “It’s just wrong to make people suffer like this.” A nationwide crackdown on prescription drugs, including Sam’s oxycodone, has made it difficult for patients to get their medication. Pharmacies are given a dramatically smaller […]

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