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Aetna whistleblower alleging CVS gouged Medicare and Medicaid customers put on leave http://www.the-review.com/news/20180517/aetna-whistleblower-alleging-cvs-gouged-medicare-and-medicaid-customers-put-on-leave/2 A whistleblower with Aetna who accused CVS Caremark of gouging Medicaid and Medicare customers with high prescription-drug costs has been placed on paid administrative leave by the insurance company. The move comes after the whistleblower’s lawsuit was unsealed in federal court in […]

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    The PBM’s are forcing me to rant on Facebook, which I thought I would never do! Please, band together with me, watch, educate, share and help stop these BULLIES!! Here is a recent article from the State of Arkansas discovered that the PBM Caremark – part of CVS – is paying themselves (CVS […]

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***URGENT CALL TO ACTION*** WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES HERE! DUE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF PAIN PATIENTS LOSING THEIR ACCESS TO PAIN MEDICATION & DOCTORS UNWILLINGNESS TO PRESCRIBE, WE HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH MESSAGES, AND THERE’S A HIGH DEMAND FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO GET PROPER TREATMENT. WE NEED HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TECH SAVVY […]

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http://www.healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-economics/medicare-part-d-consolidation-will-only-get-worse-proposed-megamergers Three sponsors of Medicare Part D plans—UnitedHealth Group, Humana and CVS Health—account for more than half the program’s total enrollment. If proposed mergers involving smaller players like Aetna, Express Scripts and Cigna move ahead, the market would become even more concentrated. The study, led by Juliette Cubanski, PhD, MPP, MPH, the associate director of […]

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5 Things You’ll Want to Know About What Could Be the Biggest Medical Marijuana Drug Ever https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/05/17/5-things-youll-want-to-know-about-what-could-be-th.aspx GW Pharmaceuticals executives give the scoop on the anticipated upcoming launch of the first cannabinoid drug with blockbuster potential. Only three drugs based on marijuana have ever been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). None […]

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Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA director, first woman to lead agency http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/17/gina-haspel-confirmed-as-cia-director-first-woman-to-lead-agency.html President Trump’s pick for CIA director Gina Haspel was confirmed Thursday by the Senate, with help from several Democrats who backed the nomination despite concerns over her role in post-9/11-era interrogation and detention practices. The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Haspel, with a […]

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Online Sales of Illegal Opioids from China Surge in U.S. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/us/politics/senate-investigation-china-mail-opioids.html# WASHINGTON — Nearly $800 million worth of fentanyl pills were illegally sold to online customers in the United States over two years by Chinese distributors who took advantage of internet anonymity and an explosive growth in e-commerce, according to a Senate report released on […]

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FDA Uncovers Errors in Opioid Database The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified potentially serious errors in a database of opioid sales maintained by IQVIA – a private company that provides data to the federal government on the volume of drugs sold by manufacturers and wholesalers to pharmacies and hospitals. The FDA said the […]

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www.edsinfo.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/the-lethal-success-of-pain-pill-restrictions/ In a speech on Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department is striving to “bring down” both “opioid prescriptions” and “overdose deaths.” A study published the following day suggests those two goals may be at odds with each other, highlighting the potentially perverse consequences of trying to stop people from getting the drugs […]

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