It’s time to end civil asset forfeiture

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

It’s time to end civil asset forfeiture http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/329346-its-time-to-end-civil-asset-forfeiture By any stretch of the imagination, it hasn’t been a banner couple of weeks for federal agencies that engage in the little-known practice of civil asset forfeiture. Two separate reports—one by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the other by the Treasury […]

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Secret Hospital Safety Reports May Become Public Under CMS Proposal

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Secret Hospital Safety Reports May Become Public Under CMS Proposal https://www.managedcaremag.com/news/secret-hospital-safety-reports-may-become-public-under-cms-proposal Under a new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the public could soon get to read confidential reports about medical errors and mishaps in the nation’s hospitals that put patients’ health and safety at risk, according to an article posted […]

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Gabapentin Becomes a Schedule 5 Controlled Substance in Kentucky

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Important Notice: Gabapentin Becomes a Schedule 5 Controlled Substance in Kentucky Amendments to 902 KAR 55:035 were finalized and adopted on March 3, 2017. The regulation may be accessed on the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission website at: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/902/055/035reg.htm For questions, please call the Drug Enforcement and Professional Practices Branch at 502-564-7985. Effective July 1, 2017, […]

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Yale Law School Files Class Action On Behalf Of US Army Veterans, Tens Of Thousands Of Them

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Yale Law School Files Class Action On Behalf Of US Army Veterans, Tens Of Thousands Of Them www.disabledveterans.org/2017/04/17/yale-law-school-files-class-action-on-behalf-of-us-army-veterans/ Yale Law School is representing thousands of US Army veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in a class action lawsuit against Secretary of the US Army. The lawsuit names the present Secretary of the Army concerning […]

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When Equal Isn’t Really Equal

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

When Equal Isn’t Really Equal nationalpainreport.com/when-equal-isnt-really-equal-8833382.html By Steven R. Ariens, P.D. R.Ph.   We are now starting the second year of the CDC opiate dosing guidelines being in place. We have seen these so called “guidelines” that do not carry the weight of law being adopted by many healthcare organizations as their standard of care […]

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