NBC: TV Show New Amsterdam (02/25/2020) – promoting ZERO OPIATES for pain pts ?

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

 The NBC network has seemingly waded “hip-deep” in fighting the war on drugs and our fabricated opiate crisis… this clip is from the show 02/26/2020 and I am currently watching Chicago  Med  (NBC) and there is a doctor on the show who is opiate abuser. There was a trailer on Law & Order Special […]

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UnitedHealthcare appears to be shifting Medicaid patients to a large group practice that it owns

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

NJ Insurer Dumps 100s of Doctors https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/ethics/85090 Insurer Steers Patients to Its Own Practice UnitedHealthcare appears to be shifting Medicaid patients to a large group practice that it owns, taking them away from their long-time doctors — hundreds of whom were unceremoniously dumped from the insurer’s network, NJ.com and Kaiser Health News report. UnitedHealthcare has […]

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Don’t Punish Pain Texas chapter head says opioid crackdown hurts many who need help

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

‘Don’t Punish Pain’ Texas chapter head says opioid crackdown hurts many who need help https://kfdm.com/news/local/dont-punish-pain-texas-chapter-head-says-opioid-crackdown-hurts-many-who-need-help SOUTHEAST TEXAS — There are 50 million Americans suffering from chronic pain and the opioid crisis is making the hurt even worse. Many say the fight against opioid addiction is punishing those seeking relief. We discovered the problem only a […]

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