Jury delivers $25.5 million ‘statement’ to Aetna to change its ways

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Jury delivers $25.5 million ‘statement’ to Aetna to change its ways https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/01/health/anthem-insurance-payments-patients-eprise/index.html A woman received nearly $375,000 from her insurance company over several months for treatment she received at a California rehabilitation facility. A man received more than $130,000 after he sent his fiancée’s daughter for substance abuse treatment. Those allegations are part of a […]

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FDA warns Canadian company about distributing drugs in US

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA warns Canadian company about distributing drugs in US https://www.local10.com/health/fda-warns-canadian-company-about-distributing-drugs-in-us The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the Canadian company CanaRx for playing a role in “the introduction of unapproved new drugs and misbranded drugs” to the United States, according to the letter. “These drugs are potentially dangerous to U.S. […]

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The Profiling System in Every State You Never Signed Up For Part TWO

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

www.medium.com/@heatherzamm/the-true-motivation-behind-the-opioid-crisis-profit-off-pdmps-and-profiling-private-data-theft-4b0ffb10e9d3 The True Motivation Behind the Opioid Crisis-Profit off PDMPs and Profiling, Private Data Theft Part II of Profiling & Data Theft — Our “Clueless” Elected Officials are Filling Their Pockets at The Expense Of Patient Misery States and their Statutes If one stops to peruse the state laws on the books regarding PDMPs (prescription drug monitoring programs), there is […]

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The Profiling System in Every State You Never Signed Up For Part ONE

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

www.medium.com/@heatherzamm/the-profiling-system-in-every-state-you-never-signed-up-for-d2f6a886865a Black Mirror’s “Nosedive” is already happening — the problem lies in murky consent. Last year, I found out that I had a rare, incurable disorder. I also found out my government was paying a privately owned company to profile and assign me a “score”. I don’t know which news was more upsetting. I wasn’t allowed to know […]

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Allegation: Ex-MBN agent admits to forging documents

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/06/06/allegation-ex-mbn-agent-admits-forging-documents/28622605/ IUKA – During his 28-year law enforcement career, Jeff Palmer busted well over a thousand Mississippians for selling drugs, sending many to prison. When he retired as a deputy on Oct. 1, Tishomingo County Sheriff Glenn Whitlock praised him with a plaque that read, “You have set an example to be followed in the […]

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