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Nursing home ranks at bottom https://www.t-g.com/story/2506038.html In a September 2016 court filing, federal prosecutors said Glen Oaks Health and Rehabilitation of Shelbyville was providing “grossly substandard, and/or worthless nursing home services to Medicare and TennCare” patients. Nearly two years later Glen Oaks is still in need of improvements. In recently released reports rating 28 nursing […]
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West Virginians weigh opioid response as they look at GOP Senate candidates http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/20/west-virginians-weigh-opioid-response-as-look-at-gop-senate-candidates.html CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Republican candidates running in the Mountain State’s Senate primary have spent time in court, in Congress and in a correctional facility. Each has different ideas about how to fix the opioid epidemic, and voters are carefully weighing those […]
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http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/will-pbms-be-next-target-opioid-lawsuits Although suing physicians and pharmacists over the opioid crisis is nothing new, up until now pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have been off the radar screen. But in February, a south Texas county included the three largest PBMs—CVS, Express Scripts, and OptumRx as well as some smaller ones operating in Texas—in a nationwide lawsuit focusing […]
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/18/politicians-get-opioid-crisis-wrong-patients-suffer-street-drugs-kill/ Determining the true cause of the opioid crisis is crucial – is it prescription painkillers or street drugs? Congress should not be passing legislation to solve the wrong problem. There will be serious public health consequences for cracking down on the wrong type of drugs. The crisis will not abate if the real problem […]
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http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180419/iowa-lawmakerpharmacist-literally-calls-bs-on-cvs-rationale-for-high-drug-prices Pharmacy giant CVS has for months ignored questions in Ohio about a controversial pricing practice, but an Iowa legislative committee on Wednesday got the executive in charge to describe it. He came after a lawmaker threatened a subpoena. Rich Ponesse, senior director of trade finance for CVS Caremark, appeared before the Iowa House Government […]
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https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2018/04/18/dea-opioids The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) increased production quotas for certain drugmakers to help alleviate a shortage of injectable opioids that has plagued providers since the summer—but industry experts say relief is still several months away. Background The shortage, which industry experts largely attribute to manufacturing issues at Pfizer, comes amid a federal push to reduce […]
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https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2018/04/17/patrick-kennedy-profits-from-opioid-addiction-firms-368780 Patrick Kennedy, the former Democratic representative and scion of the liberal political dynasty, has emerged as the unlikely go-to player for companies seeking to benefit from the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar response to the opioid crisis, reaping well over $1 million in salaries and equity stakes in the firms. The 50-year-old son of the late […]
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Controlled Substances Quotas- We only have until May 4th to comment on this. Please share with all CPP’s you know. They just posted it this morning, so we don’t have much time. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DEA_FRDOC_0001-0221
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Hawk’s Prescription Meds Bill Passes House, Senate https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/hawk-s-prescription-meds-bill-passes-house-senate/article_7fd611d2-9048-5192-bc41-a6fe2eee4f42.html The way opioids are prescribed in the State of Tennessee is about to change after state lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill designed to decrease the supply and dosage of prescription opioids. House Bill 1831, sponsored by Rep. David Hawk, R-5th of Greeneville, passed the House of Representatives […]
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Jeff Sessions’ Plan to Put Strict Limits on Painkiller Manufacturers Will Only Make the Opioid Crisis Worse: Reason Roundup Plus: Pompeo’s secret trip to North Korea, Justice Sotomayor’s skepticism over online sales-tax justifications, and Charleston tour guides’ fight for free speech. https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/18/-reason-roundup Jeff Sessions proposes D.E.A. control country’s supply of legal opioids. Once again misdiagnosing […]
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