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JIM WATERS: Will the Real AARP Please Stand Up? https://www.surfky.com/index.php/179-news/kentucky/143349-jim-waters-will-the-real-aarp-please-stand-up KENTUCKY (9/5/19) — “To tell the Truth,” a popular TV game show from the annals of history, featured a panel of celebrity judges who would try to correctly identify contestants with unusual jobs or life experiences. The twist was that while one of the contestants […]

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Who is really behind a proposed new definition of pain? https://www.statnews.com/2019/09/05/pain-new-definition-proposed/ A new definition of pain is out for comment from the International Association for the Study of Pain, an influential global alliance of researchers. When I heard about it, my hair stood on end. Some people think a new definition could lead to new […]

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Death Certificate Project Accuses 64 Calif. Doctors https://www.medpagetoday.com/painmanagement/opioids/81954 The so-called Death Certificate Project initiated by the Medical Board of California that began in 2015 has now resulted in formal accusals of wrongdoing filed against 64 physicians related to their drug prescribing, primarily involving opioids, newly updated records show. Five of the 64 have surrendered their […]

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  For Immediate Release: September 2, 2019 PainWarriorsUnite.com Announces its official website launch in observance of Pain Awareness Month. At long last, we are extremely excited to announce the official launch of our “community”website which has been in development since April of 2018. Patients, physicians, and professional advocates have made their presence known throughout the […]

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Suicide rates rise across Michigan, with few answers https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/suicide-rates-rise-across-michigan-few-answers Even as Michigan’s suicide rate rose by a third over two decades -‒ and climbing even higher among young people, rural residents and military veterans -‒ a fundamental question has yet to be fully answered. Why? “We need to get to the bottom of why this […]

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Fraud Alert: Genetic Testing Scam https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/consumer-alerts/alerts/geneticscam.asp The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. Genetic testing fraud occurs when Medicare is billed for a test or screening that was not medically necessary and/or was not ordered by a Medicare beneficiary’s […]

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FDA Changes Opioid Labeling to Give Providers Better Information on Tapering Noting that the agency remains focused on striking the right balance between policies that reduce the rates of opioid addiction while still allowing patients and health care providers access to appropriate pain treatments, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced required changes to the […]

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U.S. judge approves CVS purchase of insurer Aetna https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aetna-m-a-cvs/u-s-judge-approves-cvs-purchase-of-insurer-aetna-idUSKCN1VP2WO WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) to merge with health insurer Aetna said on Wednesday that the agreement was in fact legal under antitrust law. Judge Richard Leon of […]

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How Pill Middlemen Like CVS Are Bilking the Health Care System https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-pill-middlemen-like-cvs-are-bilking-the-health-care-system/ The outrage mob was at it again last week. This time, the target of their ire was, of all things, CVS Pharmacy. The fracas was the result of some clever antagonistic marketing by Pill Club, a San Francisco-based startup. It’s a company that […]

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