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Opioid crisis critical as youth drug deaths nearly triple in the past 20 years
Posted on December 31, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
CVS is now working with a nonprofit “health” advisor that may ration customers’ health care choices
Posted on December 31, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
CVS Makes Plans To Ration Customers’ Health Care http://thefederalist.com/2018/12/28/cvs-makes-plans-ration-customers-health-care/ CVS Caremark customers throughout America recently received bad news as the retail pharmaceutical chain officially closed on its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna. This is bad news because CVS is now working with a nonprofit “health” advisor that may ration customers’ health care choices. In August, […]
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Mis-statement of facts as early as 2014 ?
Posted on December 30, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
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Guilty regardless of the evidence to the contrary
Posted on December 30, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
They Fell like Dominos: My License, My Certification, My Profession https://opmed.doximity.com/articles/they-fell-like-dominos-my-license-my-certification-my-profession-21667cc4d596 They fell like dominos, one after another: first, my medical privileges, then my Ohio Medical License, then my state license, then my board certification, finally my DEA license. While, like most physicians, I had concerns about malpractice suit, a medical board investigation never crossed […]
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Chronic Pain Patient Lives Matter – Bill Murphy
Posted on December 30, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
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Aetna:a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients’ records when deciding whether to approve or deny care
Posted on December 29, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
CNN Exclusive: California launches investigation following stunning admission by Aetna medical director https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/11/health/aetna-california-investigation/index.html (CNN) California’s insurance commissioner has launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients’ records when deciding whether to approve or deny care. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones expressed […]
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2018 in review … what killed us
Posted on December 29, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
who will not be here tomorrow 2016 in review … what killed us 2017 in review … what killed us 6775 Americans will die EVERY DAY – from various reasons 2700 people WILL ATTEMPT SUICIDE 140 will be SUCCESSFUL – including 20 veterans 270 will die from hospital acquired antibiotic resistant “bug” because staff […]
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60 minutes: edited the “facts” out of their story on McKesson and the opiate crisis ?
Posted on December 28, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In response to a recent 60 Minutes story about McKesson’s January 2017 settlement agreement with the federal government, McKesson issued the following statement: We were disheartened to see today’s 60 Minutes story on McKesson and the opioid crisis contain sweeping and unsubstantiated accusations against our company. We provided extensive information to the news […]
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Uncle Sam turning to “scary videos” to get their point across on the opiate crisis
Posted on December 28, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
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Trump Promised Anti-Opioid ‘Scare’ Ads. Here Are the First 4
Posted on December 27, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2018-06-07/trump-administration-launches-scare-tv-ads-to-fight-opioid-abuse This is your brain on opioids. While not explicitly stated, that’s essentially the message the Trump administration is deploying in its initial anti-opioid ad campaign, which seeks to keep young adults from becoming dependent on the addictive medications. The campaign, unveiled Thursday, stresses that dependence on opioids can happen after just five days […]
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