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‘I didn’t know what I was signing’ | The fight for transparency among nursing homes https://www.whas11.com/article/news/investigations/focus/nursing-home-arbitration-agreements/417-9b598fa5-d4a8-4f4b-b79c-3da4a76d5c76 Nursing home residents and their families say there’s a document they received during the admissions process they wish they hadn’t signed—an arbitration agreement. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On any given day, there are more than 20,000 people living in nursing […]

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Good morning- Have you felt pressured by your health insurance company or pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to utilize a pharmacy of their choosing rather than your own choosing? Maybe you have received calls from a PBM such as Caremark, Express Scripts or Optum after filling a prescription telling you that you could save money if […]

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51 yr old Patient comes to ER after falling 3 days prior. They are in severe back pain barely able to walk, tried to tough it out. Xrays shows fractured T9/10. They were given 12 Percocet 5’s. 1 every 4 hrs next day follow up w/neurosurgeons NP. Patient arrives next day & told ER failed […]

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CDC refuses responsibility in Chronic Pain Care because of the Opioid crisis Footage from the RX summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Has anyone heard the song that Rob Thomas wrote for his wife who suffers from chronic pain? It’s called “Her Diamonds” which means her tears. It made my husband cry. It might be good for caregivers

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