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It would appear that the various state AGs suing the 3 major drug wholesalers over their involvement in contributing to our fabricated opioid crisis. This lawsuit did not go to trial, it was handled by a committee of state AGs and a Federal judge and mediation. Everyone was on salary paid for by the taxpayers, […]
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IMO, the female Pharmacist told the patient that she knew that the pt needed the medication, the pharmacist CONFIRMED that she had met her responsibility of “corresponding responsibility” The statement that a pt must see a practitioner within a certain number of miles. In June of 2024 the SCOTUS decided that NO FEDERAL AGENCY had […]
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Pt’s statements in RED: My words are in Green Remember she is doing speech to text This disabled female pt reached out to me Aug 4th and her doc had just abruptly cut her oral opioids she had been taking for ~ 10yr from 90 MME/day to 30 MME/day and put a Buprenorphine patch on […]
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Does SIX YEARS meet the definition of a “speedy trial”? Most criminal defendants are guaranteed the right to a “speedy trial” under the Sixth Amendment and federal or state laws, but in practice, very few actually receive what most people would consider a truly “speedy” trial, especially in recent years.natecrowleylaw+2 Legal Framework and Practical Realities […]
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https://www.change.org/p/urge-media-to-highlight-harm-of-opioid-therapy-restrictions The Issue Chronic pain patients (CPP) are facing dire consequences due to excessive restrictions on opioid therapy. With regulations limiting access to essential pain relief, thousands are left with no option but to undergo unnecessary procedures like epidurals and nerve ablations, which not only fail to address their pain but can also cause significant […]
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This medical startup uses LLMs (Large Language Model) to run appointments and make diagnoses https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/22/1123873/medical-diagnosis-llm/ Imagine this: You’ve been feeling unwell, so you call up your doctor’s office to make an appointment. To your surprise, they schedule you in for the next day. At the appointment, you aren’t rushed through describing your health concerns; instead, […]
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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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