Blue Cross Blue Shield operator did not pay federal taxes in 2018, got $1.7B refund

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

I’m going “out on the third rail again”…  I have noticed our President telling the “rich” should pay their fair share – and the “rich” is undefined.  Current target of his “bully pulpit ” is the oil industry – for making excessive profits – and WH press secretary stated in the last day or two… […]

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Imagine this: Another PBM – multi million settlement because of OVER CHARGING state’s Medicaid ?

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Centene Corp. reaches $13.7M settlement with New Mexico over pharmacy benefit practices https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2022/06/14/centene-million-settlement-new-mexico-pharmacy.html New Mexico is the latest state where Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) has reached a settlement over an investigation into its pharmacy benefit management practices for the Medicaid program. Attorney General Hector Balderas on Monday announced a $13.7 million settlement with Centene over […]

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States are PUSHING BACK on DEA wanting to do “data mining” in their PDMP database without a warrant from a judge

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

The Government Needs to Get a Warrant if It Wants Access to Our Private Health Information Signing Of Arizona SB1469 on Controlled Substances Monitoring Search Warrants, into Law by Governor Douglas Ducey The Drug Enforcement Administration is once again trying to access private prescription records of patients — this time in New Hampshire — without a warrant, […]

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Harms of Cancer Blood Tests? FTC Healthcare Crackdown: More Smoke Than Fire?

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Harms of Cancer Blood Tests? FTC Healthcare Crackdown: More Smoke Than Fire? https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/99249 Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. New Blood Tests for Cancer May Carry Risks New blood tests, which look for tiny shards of cancer DNA or proteins, are “a […]

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More RED FLAGS rules being used by TX Board of Pharmacy – LEGAL or UNCONSTITUTIONAL ?

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

This appears to be from 2018,  I find it interesting that the TXBOP will hold a PHARMACY responsible for the failure to detect  patterns  of  inappropriate dispensing of prescription drugs is unprofessional practice and constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.  A person/entity that has a pharmacy permit to operate a pharmacy, can only do so.. if […]

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PBM wanting chosen med to be entirely on COST… improved clinical outcomes… may be a distance SECOND CHOICE

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Notice that this is a PBM (Express Scripts) is owned by the insurance company https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/cigna-completes-purchase-of-express-scripts and has its own mail order pharmacy. Notice what was read from the letter from Express Scripts to the prescriber that they were MANDATING step therapy – step therapy is starting with the least expensive – or the PBM gets […]

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New Data on Opioid Dose Reduction—Implications for Patient Safety

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Could the data from these studies be much worse if they included the number of chronic pain pts who had their pain management abruptly curtailed,when a office practice is raided by the DEA/FBI/DOJ, the practice closed, all the pt’s medical records were confiscated and all those pts may have anything from close to 30 days […]

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‘We need this stuff’: Scott County initiatives help fight overdoses, addiction – FREE NARCAN VENDING MACHINE

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

‘We need this stuff’: Scott County initiatives help fight overdoses, addiction https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/scott-county-scott-memoria-lhealth-initiatives-fight-overdoses-addiction-narcan-vending-machine-indiana/417-5ba5579e-1eb2-4d4e-93e1-9713959af748 SCOTTSBURG, Ind. — Scott County, Indiana is home to the state’s newest resource to fight the opioid epidemic and growing concern around overdoses. Scott Memorial Health received a Narcan vending machine last week. It is one of 19 statewide, providing the medication free […]

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Breaking: Supreme Court Rules ‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws Unconstitutional – should RED FLAGS used by DEA be UNCONSTITUTIONAL ?

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

In a recent lawsuit against Walgreens for their Pharmacists filling Rxs that the DEA claimed demonstrated RED FLAGS were being ignored https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/walgreens-priority-was-filling-drug-orders-fast-judge-told/ Catizone, who served as the executive director and CEO of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy from 1988 to 2020, also submitted a 35-page declaration to the court. live testimony was given […]

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what happened behind the “COVID-19 epidemic curtain” ?

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

 

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