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Apparently, this is something new that the Feds/CMS has implemented with Medicare Part D and Medicare -C ( Advantage). According to this article, it appears that the various PBM ( Prescription Benefit Managers) have not done much in educating Pharmacists/Pharmacies on how this is supposed to be handled in the billing of the pt’s prescriptions […]
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This is going to be a fairly long post, I intend to make a post to @DOGE on “X” about what most chronic pain pts would agree is a TEN BILLION DOLLAR waste of money. But all of this information is TOO LONG to fit in a single post on “X”. If you are a […]
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@everyone If you have one of these charge cards, be careful! We have had one of these charge cards for ~ 9 years. We live off our charge cards. And they have debited our brokerage acct to pay them in full every month. A few weeks ago, one charge that was supposed to be a […]
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@everyone if I described a patient and their health issues and specifics about wanting a practitioner with a DO degree and located in a specific geographic area – could you find possible practice both tradition and/or boutique concierge practices Certainly! I’d be happy to help you find potential medical practices, both traditional and boutique/concierge, based […]
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H.R.467 – HALT Fentanyl Act passed the House 05/25/2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/467 Grassley, Cassidy, Heinrich Propose Permanent Scheduling Fix for Fentanyl-Related Substances https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-cassidy-heinrich-propose-permanent-scheduling-fix-for-fentanyl-related-substances Any bill passed in either House DIES at the end of the congressional session. This bill that Congress is trying to pass is basically revoking the FDA’s approval for a drug’s safe use in […]
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@everyone This bill has passed the House and there is a similar bill in the Senate but has not been assigned a number yet. senator young 02172025 The hyperlink above is the letter/email that I sent to Senator Young’s LA who is overseeing this bill. I suggest that you read that letter to help you get […]
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Epidural Steroid Shots for Back Pain Have Limited Efficacy, Review Shows https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/painmanagement/114196 Promising benefits in some situations, but mixed results in others Key Takeaways Epidural steroid shots for back pain had mixed results, an AAN review showed. The treatment demonstrated promising short-term benefits for radiculopathy patients. In other situations, benefits were unclear or limited. Epidural […]
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According to www.goodrx.com there is a generic for Advair 100/50 and CVS/Target selling price is $47.42 – LESS THAN THE OPTUM COPAY WAS PREVIOUSLY. www.singlecare.com shows CVS/Target charging $49.92 Wisconsin man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, according to family’s lawsuit https://abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-man-dies-after-inhaler-cost-jumps-500/story A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of […]
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An ER nurse says this is the best description of a woman having a heart attack that she has ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and SHARE………. FEMALE HEART ATTACKS I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I’ve ever read. Women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms […]
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Below is a video by the community’s beloved Dr Ibsen. Below that is an article that was published yesterday. Mark has found himself in a tug of war between caring for long term chronic pain pts and the state of Maine which has apparently unofficially declared the state as an “opioid desert”. Apparently, “they” have […]
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