https://youtu.be/HpciJcyG_tY
Bill Clinton closed this presentation by saying that Hillary is going to bring more change… I remember when Obama was running for his first term… my primary tech was a 50 something single black female… and she got all excited that Obama was going to bring CHANGE.. I told her at the time.. CHANGE can be a double edged sword.
Ask those in the chronic pain community how CHANGE has impacted their life since Obama came to office in 2009.
Ask those people who can no longer afford their health insurance premiums and if they can… they have such a HIGH DEDUCTIBLE that they can’t afford to seek medical care.
Ask people on Medicare Disability or Senior citizens on Social Security.. and how the government’s manipulation of the cost of living has meant that those have gotten little/nothing in increases in their social security checks each year.
Many of us believe – in reality – that cost of living has not been near zero for the last 6-8 yrs.
While the Federal Reserve is suppose to be non-political – they have kept the interest rate at near zero.. so those retired folks .. who have saved up for their retirement… are not generating any interest on their money and having to “liquidate” their savings to meet their day to day living expenses… instead of the normal 4%-6% interest money markets normally pay.
They act like Medicare/Medicaid is a panacea… just ask someone that has those two for insurance… and just how difficult it is to find a doctor to take you on as a new patient. Right now, around HALF of all doctors are 55+… if they have save/invested their money… if they have to chose between retiring and/or accepting the low reimbursements provided… many may chose to just “throw in the towel” … and pts will end up being seen mostly by what is referred to as mid-level healthcare professionals – ARNP,NP, PA, and maybe even Pharmacists.
Just look at all the CHANGES in the last 12-18 months… DEA rescheduled Hydrocodone products to C-II
They refused to change the C-I scheduling of MJ/MMJ,
The CDC generated “guidelines” for opiate dosing.. which many are now treating as “the law”
The Surgeon General sent a letter to all prescribers… encouraging them to prescribe LESS OPIATES
The DEA reduced the opiates that manufacturers can produce for 2017 by 25% +
The DEA is going to reschedule Kratom to C-I… it is just a matter of time… IMO.. before the end of the year..
WV’s Senator Manchin has been promoting a “opiate prescription tax” — which Hillary has endorsed/supported
Hillary has also endorsed/supported a “soda tax” that the city of Philadelphia has implemented… neither of these taxes are targeting “millionaires and billionaires “
Neither of the Presidential candidates are talking about or to the chronic pain community. If AG Loretta Lynch and the DEA of the DEA Chuck Rosenberg remain in office.. the direction and momentum of the war on drugs/pt/prescribers will probably not change… may even gain momentum … going down hill…
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Bravo, Steve! Thank you for pointing that out!