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All one has to look at to get the validity of the overall answer from this AI chat is the 5 citations at the bottom of the text. FOUR were from the CDC and ONE from the Medical Board of CALF. Many consider healthcare a HUMAN RIGHT, so the “so-called experts” that put the two […]
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Back in the day when the PBMs showed up – late 1969-1970. The vast majority of the community pharmacies were independent – somewhere in the mid-40K – independent pharmacies. Back then the fed DOJ came out and made it quite clear that if more than one pharmacy tried to form groups that would negotiate when […]
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Historically, the pharma industry has not functioned on a 20% gross margin profit, as was stated in this article I know when the brand name pharmas dominated the pharma industry, the industry – on the whole – had the highest NET PROFIT of any industry. This is just another casualty of the Insurance/PBM industry’s goal […]
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“The moral test of a government is how it treats those who are at the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadow of life, the sick and the needy, and the handicapped.” – Hubert Humphrey, VP Pharmacist The residents of […]
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Everyone should watch the first half of this TV show. Investigation of how military healthcare HIDES and refuses to disclose to families how the military healthcare system refuses to provide the medical records of their loved one who is harmed or dies under military healthcare.
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We bought everything needed to make $3 million worth of fentanyl. All it took was $3,600 and a web browser https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/drugs-fentanyl-supplychain/ At the tap of a buyer’s smartphone, Chinese chemical sellers will air-ship fentanyl ingredients door-to-door to North America. Reuters purchased enough to make 3 million pills. Such deals are astonishingly easy – and reveal […]
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In the early 80’s we expanded our independent pharmacy into providing Home Medical Equipment as hospitals’ reimbursement was changed to a new prospective DRG program. Basically, the hospital was paid a flat $$ when the pt was admitted, based on the pt’s diagnosis. If the hospital cost to treat the pt was more than the […]
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Compounded Semaglutide Overdoses Tied to Hospitalizations https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/compounded-semaglutide-overdoses-tied-hospitalizations-2024a1000dte Patients are overdosing on compounded semaglutide due to errors in measuring and self-administering the drug and due to clinicians miscalculating doses that may differ from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved products. The FDA published an alert on July 26 after receiving reports of dosing errors involving compounded […]
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https://americanliberty.news/economics/does-this-single-fact-signal-our-imminent-financial-collapse/phouck/2024/07/ Interest on the federal debt in June was equivalent to 76% of all personal income taxes collected, which is the Treasury’s largest revenue source, with three-quarters of it being used solely for interest. America is headed for bankruptcy fyi https://t.co/O6FH5BK4aQ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 26, 2024 The current state of dollar value destruction: […]
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CenterWell to open 23 senior primary care centers at Walmart locations in four states https://drugstorenews.com/centerwell-open-23-senior-primary-care-centers-walmart-locations-four-states The centers will be located in a clinical office space formerly occupied by Walmart Health. CenterWell, the health care services business of Humana plans to lease clinical space and open senior-focused primary care centers at 23 Walmart Supercenter retail stores […]
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