CVS is the largest known contribution to, PAHCF advocates against proposals such as Medicare for All, the public option, and similar reforms that have gained growing support in recent years.

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS Health Quietly Made Massive Donation to Dark-Money Group Fighting Access to Care https://theintercept.com/2021/04/21/cvs-lobby-health-insurance-medicare-for-all/ The pharmacy and health insurance giant gave $5 million to Partnership for America’s Health Care Future. In a year marked by a coronavirus pandemic that has killed millions, CVS Health financed a wave of political advocacy against measures to control health […]

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most people who misused opioids got them from a friend or dealer — not their doctor

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Blaming pharma alone for opioid crisis is shortsighted | Opinion https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/opioid-addiction-other-drugs-20190220.html This month, City Council failed to pass a bill to limit the activities of pharmaceutical reps in Philadelphia. It is laudable that Council members Cindy Bass and Bill Greenlee introduced legislation to counter the opioid-related overdose crisis, and it’s disappointing this legislation didn’t pass. […]

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Is working at Walgreens… more like working in servitude ?

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

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Joe Biden’s new EO denies patients in pain the medication they need

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Joe Biden’s new EO denies patients in pain the medication they need https://thepostmillennial.com/joe-bidens-new-eo-that-denies-patients-in-pain-the-medication-they-need While campaigning, then-candidate Joe Biden proposed to make life much harder for pain patients, the disabled, and addicts. As President, he has lived up to his word. The US Drug Enforcement Administration, led by Democrats, is enacting a plan to expand patient […]

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