Regulators May Face Retaliation As They Protect Patients From Harm

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

Regulators May Face Retaliation As They Protect Patients From Harm https://www.change.org/p/stop-forcing-mail-order-pharmacy/u/31308504 Boards of Pharmacy across the United States risk it all to protect patients as they move forward to regulate mail order pharmacies. The fear we feel as advocating to ensure that patients have safe access to medications may be similar to the fear that […]

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UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings. https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitis After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. ProPublica is […]

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Watch your back

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

Ivy League Prof Promotes ‘Mass Suicide’ to Solve Population Issues https://www.toddstarnes.com/education/ivy-league-prof-promotes-mass-suicide-to-solve-population-issues/ A Yale professor suggested Japan’s elderly population should participate in a “mass suicide” for the sake of the younger generations in the country. Yusuke Narita, who teaches economics, advocated for euthanizing Japan’s elderly in an interview with the New York Times. “A Yale economics […]

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