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Disabled Medicare beneficiaries taking opiates.. 0.3% were treated for nonfatal prescription opioid overdose
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
State restrictions not associated with reduced opioid misuse among disabled adults http://www.clinicaladvisor.com/pain-information-center/opioid-prescriptions-among-disabled-adults-unaffected-by-state-laws/article/509047/ Controlled substance laws are not associated with reductions in hazardous opioid use or overdose among disabled Medicare beneficiaries, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ellen Meara, PhD, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, New Hampshire, […]
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What Happened To ‘Medicare For All’?
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Democrats Unite, But What Happened To ‘Medicare For All’? http://khn.org/news/democrats-unite-but-what-happened-to-medicare-for-all/ Just think about it… back in when we were trying to put together Obamacare. There existed two perfectly good national systems – Medicare & Medicaid… but.. Congress had to create a whole different costly infrastructure… creating another set of rules and hiring abt 12,000 IRS […]
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Healthcare refugee ?
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Billings medical marijuana patient faced with leaving Montana to treat “excruciating pain” http://www.ktvq.com/story/32430890/billings-medical-marijuana-patient-faced-with-leaving-montana-to-treat-excruciating-pain BILLINGS – The state of medical marijuana in Montana is constantly in flux, with the most recent change to the program taking shape in a major drop in the cost of registration. The state Department of Health and Human Services decreased the […]
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40+ Governors to sign Massachusetts-inspired opioid prescription compact
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Governors to sign Massachusetts-inspired opioid prescription compact http://www.politico.com/states/massachusetts/story/2016/07/nga-members-signing-ma-modeled-opioid-prescription-compact-103787 BOSTON – More than 40 governors are agreeing to double down on efforts to fight the opioid epidemic through tweaks to the opioid prescription process that are modeled on findings from Massachusetts’ opioid working group. Those tweaks are enumerated in the Compact to Fight Opioid Addiction, which […]
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We know where all the bodies are buried and why ?
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
The state knows where medical errors are harming patients. But it won’t tell you. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority tracks troubling “events” to help healthcare providers improve, but keeps its data under lock and key. http://publicsource.org/investigations/state-knows-where-medical-errors-are-harming-patients-it-won-t-tell-you Last year, 253 people in Pennsylvania died under circumstances for which a medical professional may have been responsible. The […]
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