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#Kroger As a stockholder, member of your boast program, and a loyal customer. I am highly disappointed in how the employee at King Snooper was treated (fired) when he did nothing more than do a video of 3 males stealing merchandise and getting a shot of their license plate. We are retired and my wife […]

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Cross-country bike ride raising awareness of chronic pain travels through Eastern Kentucky https://wchstv.com/news/local/cross-country-bike-ride-to-shed-light-on-chronic-pain-travels-through-eastern-kentucky# GRAYSON, Ky. (WCHS) — An Arizona man is riding a motorized bicycle across the country to raise awareness for people who suffer from chronic pain. Friday morning his travels took him through Eastern Kentucky. Joe Jackson calls his trip “Lisa’s Ride.” She is […]

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Home care industry group sues to block 2023, 2024 Medicare payment cuts it claims are unlawful https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/home-care-industry-group-sues-block-cms-2023-2024-payment-cuts-it-says-are-unlawful Days after the Biden administration proposed hundreds of millions in 2024 pay cuts for home health providers, an industry association is suing the government over similar adjustments at the heart of 2023’s final rule. Filed Wednesday in the […]

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Corners are cut to dispense prescriptions,” CVS employee tells Ohio Board of Pharmacy https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/07/07/corners-are-cut-to-dispense-prescriptions-cvs-employee-tells-ohio-board-of-pharmacy/ At least eight CVS pharmacies in Ohio are so understaffed that they have seen rampant turnover, dirty conditions, lack of controls over dangerous drugs and wait times as long as a month for prescriptions, according to reports by the Ohio Board […]

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How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows https://www.propublica.org/article/how-often-do-health-insurers-deny-patients-claims It’s one of the most crucial questions people have when deciding which health plan to choose: If my doctor orders a test or treatment, will my insurer refuse to pay for it? After all, an insurance company that routinely rejects recommended care […]

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https://thepatientandweather.com/ The weather matters in human health. Pressure is what everyone looks to first, but humidity, temperature,, lightning and the rate of weather change all matter. And, as you body changes, so do the weather impacts. Weather health awareness remains a constant  

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  TAMPA PAIN CLINIC DOCTOR GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL DRUG DISTRIBUTION, OR A CLASSIC CASE OF PROSECUTORS MAKING ILLEGAL THAT WHICH IS LEGAL VOIDING RUAN: TIME FOR AMA INVOLVEMENT!!! (LET’S FILL IN THE BLANKS)  

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Opioid Disparities Shed Light on Potential Implicit Bias in Medicine https://patientengagementhit.com/news/opioid-disparities-shed-light-on-potential-implicit-bias-in-medicine Researchers posit unequal opioid prescribing habits for Black and White patients in the same hospital are driven in part by implicit bias in medicine. July 23, 2021 – A new study revealing unequal opioid and pain medication prescription access between White and Black patients is calling into question […]

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