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Medicare Rule Will Create New Challenges for Chronic Pain Patients https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/patient/resource-centers/chronic-pain-management-guide/medicare-rule-will-create-new-challenges Last February, when the Trump administration announced new restrictions on opioid prescriptions covered by Medicare, the plan drew strong criticism from patients and physicians across the country. The proposed rule, which would have required insurer approval of prescriptions totaling 90 or more morphine milligram […]

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Florida sues Walgreens, CVS alleging they added to state’s opioid crisis CVS says Florida’s opioid claim ‘without merit’ https://www.clickorlando.com/health/florida-sues-walgreens-cvs-alleging-they-added-to-states-opioid-crisis FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida is suing the nation’s two largest drugstore chains, alleging they added to the state’s opioid crisis. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced late Friday that she has added Walgreens and CVS to […]

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Despite state warning, CVS Caremark has not reversed cuts to pharmacists https://www.dispatch.com/news/20181114/despite-state-warning-cvs-caremark-has-not-reversed-cuts-to-pharmacists Two weeks after CVS Caremark promised to reverse cuts in payments to Ohio pharmacists, many pharmacies report that they are still losing money on Medicaid prescriptions. That means that CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefit manager and middleman in the pharmacy supply chain, continues […]

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Of all the lame brain BS mess….. My insurance carrier is now claiming that MSContin is “not cost effective enough for ongoing treatment“….yet they have recommended either Duragesic or Opana ER as a possible replacement medicine. And as you know those two are highly more expensive than generic versions of MSCONTIN. None of it makes […]

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This is the CDC info. please email them your story or call them. cdc.gov/info 800-232-4636 then press 9 then 7 I emailed mine.   https://wwwn.cdc.gov/dcs/ContactUs/Form

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Meningitis trial: Massachusetts board let NECC off with warnings https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/11/14/meningitis-trial-board-necc-drugs-warnings/2006029002/ BOSTON – The Massachusetts Pharmacy Board got multiple notifications that a drug compounding company it licensed was violating state law but let the firm off with advisory letters that imposed no discipline.  Eight years later, that same company was identified as the cause of a […]

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Indiana Pain Warriors Asked to Share Experience with Forced Medication Switches Dear U.S. Pain Foundation volunteers, U.S. Pain Foundation belongs to the Indiana Stable Patient Protection Coalition. Together, we oppose the unfair practice called non-medical switching, or NMS. NMS occurs when insurance companies make changes to coverage that ultimately force patients to switch medication. These […]

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