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A pt reached out to me with the follow issue, what is the responsibility of a large hospital system. Having several hospitals in two states and a large number of physician offices, employing 1000+ physicians. I asked perplexity.ai? Question: I had a chronic pain pts that reached out to me and the pt’s PCP is […]
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Much to my surprise this AM, I found this graphic on another FB page that I am an administrator on. I don’t even know who created this FB page, but they made me an administrator. It is a “private FB page” and it has 2.1K members. WAR ON PAIN PATIENTS PRIVATE GROUP Bob Sherrin has […]
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House Republicans probe CVS for alleged HIPAA violation https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/house-republicans-cvs-louisiana-lobbying-probe-hipaa/759427/ In June, CVS sent a mass text to pharmacy customers in Louisiana urging them to contact their representatives to oppose a PBM reform bill. Dive Brief: Two Republican congressmen are investigating CVS over concerns that the company used confidential patient information to lobby against a Louisiana […]
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Back in pharmacy school, we were expected to memorize just about everything. Just one of our reference books. I don’t remember the title of the book but everyone referred to it as Goodman & Gilman – it was the size of a New York City phone book – medical students used the same book. The […]
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I ran across this on the web, I don’t know who is speaking and/or what group is at this meeting. You can just the video for yourself! David Martin PhD, CEO and chairman of Mosaic Collateral Asset Management aka M·CAM, is the man speaking if anyone is interested.
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About HALF of the <D> in the House voted either against or “present” on this bill. I guess that there is no issue so benign that some in the House can agree upon ? Congressional Action The House passed the resolution with a bipartisan vote on September 19, 2025. Vote breakdown: 310 in favor, 58 […]
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Ever couple of days, I may ask perplexity.ai a questions about something and he/she/it will come back with a answer that I believe is mostly from the HEADLINES of the FAKE NEWS. So I typically ask questions that challenges the answer given and “it” is forced to defend the original answer and typically will get […]
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Stop Medicare scams before they stop you https://cyberguy.com/scams/stop-medicare-scams-before-they-stop-you/ Medicare is a tempting prize for scammers. Because it’s a public program funded by taxpayers, it has a huge budget to distribute, and that’s what attracts scammers. In 2024, improper payments added up to $54 billion. Some scams involve setting up fake companies to file bogus claims, […]
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Pharmacist doesn’t want to deal with “narcotic ppl” If anyone get themself facing such a situation, please know that all pharmacies are required to keep a perpetual inventory of all C-2 meds. I would just asked the pharmacist if you got one of the state pharmacy board inspectors to come in and validate that on […]
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compare the following article’s health outcomes with the USA’s given the fact that Rx opioids peaked in 2010-2011 – suggesting less treatment for pain as well as the 2016 CDC opioid dosing guidelines – suggesting less treatment for chronic pain and when did the increase in illegal fentanyl start rising and poisoning/ODing from people using […]
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