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Is the USA medical system starting to mirror what we hear about the universal healthcare system in places like Canada and England? I asked a AI program: A university hospital system in Philadelphia, PA, has recently announced the closure of its pain management practices. While specific details about this particular closure were not found in […]
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42 USC 1395: Prohibition against any Federal interference https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:1395%20edition:prelim) From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY SUBCHAPTER XVIII-HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED §1395. Prohibition against any Federal interference Nothing in this sub chapter shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the […]
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If a chronic pain pt’s practitioner’s office is raided by DOJ/DEA and shut down, what percentage of the chronic pain pts are able to find a new practitioner that will continue the pt’s pain management at the dose level the pt was stable on? When a chronic pain patient’s practitioner is raided and shut down […]
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PHARMACOGENOMICS This test was not even around when I was in pharmacy school, nor when I graduated from pharmacy school in 1970. In fact, it is based on our DNA system,m and our DNA was not fully mapped until around 2000. In 2000, I was already 4 years into my FIRST RETIREMENT. By the time […]
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FDA sends warning letters to Amazon, three OTC drugmakers, and a drug compounder https://www.raps.org/News-and-Articles/News-Articles/2025/4/FDA-sends-warning-letters-to-Amazon,-three-OTC-dru The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent another warning letter to online retail giant Amazon for distributing unapproved new drugs. Additionally, three manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) medications received warnings for good manufacturing practice (GMP) violations, and a drug compounding […]
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A pt made a statement to me about a practitioner falsifying their blood pressure in the pt’s medical records, The pt claimed that the practitioner put the BP as LOWER than the practitioner measured it during an office visit. This was just another chronic pain pts who had their opioid reduced and their blood pressure […]
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It is obvious that the PBM industry is feeling the pressure from bureaucrats, politicians, and those who pay premiums for healthcare. It is interesting that in this advertisement, CHASE, who claims to be the Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM). States that the patient will pay ~ 50% less than what they would have paid cash for […]
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What does MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN really mean? Is a person’s QOL (Quality of Life) part of a person being HEALTHY? Technically, our President is the head of the LAW ENFORCEMENT branch of our government The three branches of government are the legislative branch, which makes laws; the executive branch, which enforces laws; and the […]
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Last night I was contacted by a chronic pain pt. This pt is a chronic pain pt, but what she described to me was that she had a shattered patella. In seeing her PCP, her BP was 220/110 and her PCP told the pt that he could not prescribe any more pain meds. He was […]
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