Deploy Tech to Fight Opioid Crisis, Experts Tell Senators

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/opioids/71434 WASHINGTON — Interoperability, predictive analytics, e-prescribing: these were some of the terms buzzing around the dais at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Tuesday. The focus of the hearing was to solicit expert input on the role of technology and data in addressing the opioid crisis. The committee […]

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Lawmakers seek information on curbing opioid addiction in Medicare

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/375903-lawmakers-seek-information-on-curbing-opioid-addition-in-medicare Top Republicans and Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are requesting information from critical stakeholders on how to prevent and treat opioid addiction in Medicare, as the panel seeks to craft bipartisan legislation to curb the opioid epidemic. Specifically, they’re asking insurers, benefit managers, providers and prescribers to submit information on how the […]

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Is Attorney General Jeff Sessions really going to war against Big Pharma? Not likely, say experts

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

tps://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-really-going-war-against-big-pharma-n852136 When Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears Thursday at a White House opioids summit, skeptics are likely to hit him with this question: Was his “statement of interest” in support of local governments suing Big Pharma a declaration of war — or saber-rattling? Defense attorneys who have crossed swords with the federal government before, and […]

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My doctor jumped on that and straightened everything out

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

From a chronic pain pt: I just tried to get my morphine filled. I take six pill day  15 mg.  the pharmacist said he can only fill 5.6 pills per day . So my dr has to write new perscription.  Any input Steve.  Forcing everyone on Hospice ? My recommendation: Ask the pharmacist where that […]

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Inhumane Torture Post Surgery

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

  Inhumane Torture Post Surgery Torture exists in the United States in 2018 for people seeking medical treatment for chronic conditions. This strong lady went into the hospital to have subtemporal decompression. Subtemporal decompression is removal of part of the temporal skull bone for relief of intracranial pressure. She was in the hospital for only […]

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Forrest Gump’s Mom: stupid is as stupid does

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Silver Scripts is in the top three Part D providers… I have had this Part D program since 06/2012 and Barb has been with this company since 01/2006. Yesterday I did this post:  Maybe you should find another company ! My monthly premiums for this policy has been done as a automatic ACH thru the […]

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whitehouse live streaming video OPIATE SUMMIT

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