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Driving down health care costs: Independent pharmacies, patients and lawmakers take steps to rein in PBMs https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/04/03/pbm-ohio-independent-pharmacy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even as prescription drug costs have skyrocketed in recent years, Hart Pharmacy in Cincinnati is getting less money per prescription, costing the pharmacy tens of thousands of dollars each year. Third-generation pharmacist and owner Sarah Priestly […]

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Could a chronic pain pt, who lives in Minnesota, could they sue for being denied controlled Rxs to treat their pain, because they are disabled? After all, maintaining and optimizing a pt’s QOL is time-sensitive! Court Rules Against Pharmacist Who Refused Emergency Contraception Prescription https://www.medpagetoday.com/pharmacy/pharmacy/10942 Case will be appealed to state Supreme Court or returned […]

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Bill that would allow medical professionals to deny care based on conscience clears hurdle in House https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill-would-allow-medical-professionals-deny-care-based-conscience-clears-hurdle-house House Bill 303, which would allow medical professionals to refuse medical service based on conscience, passed second reading 65-35 in the House on Monday. “I’d like my health care provider to have a conscience,” said Rep. Steve Gunderson, […]

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This test could be a very slippery slope for this company and any practitioner who uses it and its results. Addiction has substantial underlying mental health issues. Mental health issues are all pretty much subjective health issues and can be various subsets of the total mental health spectrum. What happens when a pt shows a […]

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I remember reading a story- many years ago – about a young man who was a brittle type-1 diabetic. He had called his refill into his pharmacy- mid-week- to get refilled and while the Rx had indicated two refills remaining, it was over 1 yr old and the refills had expired. The pharmacist requested for […]

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