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Insurer Humana bails on ACA exchange business for 2018 http://www.wave3.com/story/34504129/insurer-humana-bails-on-aca-exchange-business-for-2018 Health insurer Humana is leaving the Affordable Care Act’s public insurance exchanges for next year as it regroups after ending its proposed combination with rival insurer Aetna. Humana Inc. covers about 150,000 people on exchanges in 11 states. The insurer said Tuesday it had taken […]

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Spotlight on KY as overdose numbers soar http://www.wave3.com/clip/13100521/spotlight-on-ky-as-overdose-numbers-soar Pay attention to what Josh said… Tylox (Oxycodone & Acetaminophen) made “him feel good”… the reason that he kept taking opiates after his acute pain was resolved. When “life happens .. you want to go back to being high… so don’t  have to worry so much ..” […]

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TSA Busted in Massive $100 Million, 40,000 lb Cocaine Smuggling Conspiracy http://thefreethoughtproject.com/tsa-indicted-cocaine-conspiracy/? San Juan, Puerto Rico – In a case highlighting the infiltration of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by transnational criminal organizations, twelve current and former TSA officers and airport staff were indicted for allegedly trafficking over 20 tons of cocaine — worth over […]

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Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Mexican official: Cartels send $64B in drugs into US annually http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/13/mexican-official-cartels-send-64b-in-drugs-into-us-annually.html President Trump’s proposed wall along the southwest border could cost Mexico more than just the price of building it: An official estimated that cartels send a stunning $64 billion worth of drugs into the U.S. every year. Mexico’s […]

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Express Scripts’ 2016 Drug Trend Report: 7 things to know http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/express-scripts-2016-drug-trend-report-7-things-know?page=0,1 6. Pain medication spending is driven by two brand-name medications. Pain medications are the fifth costliest class of drugs. One in five people filled a prescription for a pain medication in 2016.  Despite a 95% generic fill rate for this class of drugs, spending was […]

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After Months of Public and Legal Pressure, DEA Removes Marijuana Misinformation from Website https://thejointblog.com/dea-removes-marijuana-misinformation-website/ The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has removed marijuana misinformation from their website following months of public and legal pressure. After months of public pressure, and a legal request by the nonprofit medical cannabis advocacy group Americans for Safe Access, the DEA […]

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This appeared as a comment on another closed FB page for Chronic Painers ! I called my doctor out on this and all he could respond with was that his hands were tied and that management has changed the policies, as they are following the max daily dosage but refusing to follow the guidelines on […]

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The following was posted on a closed FB page for chronic painers…  The CDC guidelines are for PRESCRIBERS… United Healthcare or any other insurance company CANNOT LEGALLY ADOPT THESE GUIDELINES or force prescribers to follow them. Here one of my previous posts that goes into details Regain your quality of life … SUE THEIR ASS […]

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Just listen to this young man’s words…. “I didn’t want to get sober…” “I didn’t care anymore…” “I couldn’t get high anymore… nothing to live for…. shoot as much as you can …” “… way of life .. jail… homelessness…begging… not having anything …” Are those the words of someone who is suffering from a […]

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Overdose cases spike in Louisville: 52 calls in 32 hours No overdose deaths were reported http://www.ksat.com/health/overdose-cases-spike-in-louisville-52-calls-in-32-hours Another week, another cluster of overdoses. This time it happened in Louisville, Kentucky, where Louisville Metro Emergency Services responded to 52 overdose calls between midnight Wednesday and 8 a.m. ET Friday, said agency spokesman Mitchell Burmeister. More Health Headlines […]

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