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Lilly documented her journey through the medical system and it took me a long time before I could even look through things without going to pieces! Fun fact is mostly Stacey but Lilly too both worshipped Steve Ariens & read every article he ever wrote Steve just said, they just have good taste as Steve […]
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Safety and Risk Assessment of No-Prescription Online Semaglutide Purchases https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821882 Introduction The popularity of branded semaglutide is surging, with widespread media coverage, viral social media exposure, and celebrity endorsements.1 Although Wegovy (Novo Nordisk) is approved for long-term weight management, Ozempic (Novo Nordisk) (only approved for type 2 diabetes) is often used off-label for this purpose. […]
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I remember that period very well, I had just graduated from Butler U in May 1970. I passed my first pharmacy board test and got licensed in July 1970 in KY. I now had my Pharmacist license and a job with a regional chain which – at the time – was a good income, so […]
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Medicare Advantage insurers ranked by prior auth denial overturn rates https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medicare-advantage-insurers-ranked-by-prior-auth-denial-overturn-rates.html Centene is the most likely to overturn a prior authorization denial decision when appealed, while Humana is the least likely, according to a KFF analysis. Medicare Advantage insurers denied 7.4% of prior authorization requests in 2022, up from 5.8% in 2021. Among those denials, […]
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In 2022 the SCOTUS told the EPA & ATF that they did not have the statutory authority to create new interpretations of the laws they were in charge of enforcing. The SCOTUS did not tell the DEA that they did not have the authority to create new interpretations of the Control Substance Act in 2022. […]
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Is this a good example of why our judicial system should not be in charge of dealing with people and addictions? The recommendation to this person is that he should get off his medication and use ABSTINENCE to maintain his sobriety. Does this suggest that those within/around our judicial system consider addictions a CHOICE?
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Medicare Advantage woes pose growing threat to hospitals: S&P https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/medicare-advantage-woes-pose-growing-threat-to-hospitals.html As Medicare Advantage continues to grow and health insurers prioritize their margins in the segment, hospitals are the most vulnerable healthcare provider to rising administrative and financial MA burdens, according to a new report from S&P Global. The Aug. 15 report shared with Becker’s highlights […]
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Heat spells trouble for mail-order medications https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/heat-spells-trouble-for-mail-order-medications.html Mail-order pharmacies run well-coordinated supply chain operations to ensure medications are safely delivered to patients’ doorsteps, but extreme temperatures are complicating the process, The New York Times reported Aug. 13. Pharmacists and physicians told the Times that high temperatures inside delivery trucks could cause certain medications such as […]
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Collectively we are in the process of 10,000+ pharmacies have or will be closing. Many of the major mail-order pharmacies are owned by the same major insurance/pbm companies, and they will be pushing and creating financial incentives for people to use them currently, they are pushing back on state pharmacy boards that are trying to […]
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