Four Executive Orders Regarding Drug Pricing: Two are Needed and Two Should be Rescinded!

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

https://pharmacistactivist.com/2020/August15_2020.shtml Two are Needed and Two Should be Rescinded! The cost of many drugs is far too high! Pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit “managers” (PBMs), and health insurance companies have been engaged in a “blame game” for many years in faulting the others for the high cost of drugs. While they do this, drug costs continue […]

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Book smarts vs age/experience/wisdom ?

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Book smarts vs age/experience/wisdom ? An old geezer became very bored in retirement and decided to open a medical clinic. His sign read: “Dr.Geezer’s clinic. Get your treatment for $500, if not cured, get back $1,000.” Doctor “Young,” who was positive that this old geezer didn’t know beans about medicine, thought this would be a […]

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Proposed Medicare rule changes: unintended consequences that may not be in the patient’s best interest

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Is the Medicare ‘Inpatient Only’ List History? — “Drastic” changes in CMS proposed rule worry surgeons: outpatient amputation is “kind of crazy” https://www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/generalsurgery/88061 Medicare’s new proposed rule would move 266 procedures — including dozens of amputation, replantation, and bone graft surgery codes — out of the federal “inpatient only,” or IPO, reimbursement list so they […]

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