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Democrats Unite, But What Happened To ‘Medicare For All’? http://khn.org/news/democrats-unite-but-what-happened-to-medicare-for-all/ Just think about it… back in when we were trying to put together Obamacare. There existed two perfectly good national systems – Medicare & Medicaid… but.. Congress had to create a whole different costly infrastructure… creating another set of rules and hiring abt 12,000 IRS […]
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Billings medical marijuana patient faced with leaving Montana to treat “excruciating pain” http://www.ktvq.com/story/32430890/billings-medical-marijuana-patient-faced-with-leaving-montana-to-treat-excruciating-pain BILLINGS – The state of medical marijuana in Montana is constantly in flux, with the most recent change to the program taking shape in a major drop in the cost of registration. The state Department of Health and Human Services decreased the […]
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Governors to sign Massachusetts-inspired opioid prescription compact http://www.politico.com/states/massachusetts/story/2016/07/nga-members-signing-ma-modeled-opioid-prescription-compact-103787 BOSTON – More than 40 governors are agreeing to double down on efforts to fight the opioid epidemic through tweaks to the opioid prescription process that are modeled on findings from Massachusetts’ opioid working group. Those tweaks are enumerated in the Compact to Fight Opioid Addiction, which […]
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The state knows where medical errors are harming patients. But it won’t tell you. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority tracks troubling “events” to help healthcare providers improve, but keeps its data under lock and key. http://publicsource.org/investigations/state-knows-where-medical-errors-are-harming-patients-it-won-t-tell-you Last year, 253 people in Pennsylvania died under circumstances for which a medical professional may have been responsible. The […]
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HHS announces new actions to combat opioid epidemic http://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/06/hhs-announces-new-actions-combat-opioid-epidemic.html U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced several new actions the department is taking to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. The actions include expanding access to buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder, a proposal to eliminate any potential financial […]
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‘Wino Round Up’ in Wolf Point sparks civil rights lawsuit http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/07/12/mass-detentions-wino-round-spark-civil-rights-lawsuit/87016378/ A civil rights complaint filed in federal District Court on Monday alleges that officers from the Wolf Point Police Department and the Fort Peck Department of Law and Justice engaged in a mass detention of Wolf Point’s “street people,” who were denied basic civil […]
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As everyone knows, often many people… and all to often bureaucrats don’t consider the unintended consequences and/or collateral damage of implemented changes to the existing status quo. Up front, I will admit that I am a firm believer in the fact that we need a better monitored/controlled access across our borders. While Mexico’s border is […]
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DEA, others raid drug counseling center http://fox45now.com/news/local/dea-others-raid-drug-counseling-center SPRINGFIELD (WRGT) — A drug counseling center was raided today, July 13, 2016, by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Agents from several agencies were involved in the search at Reasonable Choices in Springfield. It went on for more than six hours. Agents carried out at least a dozen […]
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APhA warns new language and anti-discriminatory rules may impact pharmacy http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/apha-warns-new-language-and-anti-discriminatory-rules-may-impact-pharmacy WASHINGTON – Beginning July 18, pharmacies will be required to abide by rules that regulate discriminatory behavior and practices, such as refusing to provide adequate language assistance services to customers with limited English proficiency or refusing to dispense medications for gender transitions. Infractions under […]
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Medicare Drug Plans May Establish Pharmacy, Prescriber Lock-ins for Beneficiaries ‘at Risk’ of Rx Abuse The House last week overwhelmingly advanced multi-faceted legislation intended to address the nation’s opioid abuse crisis, moving the package to the Senate for an expected vote later this week. The measure, a House-Senate conference report that passed 407—5, contains a […]
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