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Is $10 the Best BetterHelp Could Do for Violating Patient Privacy? https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/prescriptionsforabrokensystem/110292 In healthcare, privacy is paramount. It is an essential component of building trust with patients and, well, protecting patient privacy is also the law. Or it is supposed to be. According to charges broughtby the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the online therapy provider […]
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Here is an interesting article, and I did not have time to convert all 35 pages to *.jpg format. I have shared the first page of the report and there is a hyperlink to upload and read all 35 pages. AHLA – An Epidemic of Racism in Peer Review Killing Access to Black and Brown […]
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Back in the 1960s, there was this guy – Albert J. Dunlap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_J._Dunlap who was known at the peak of his career as a professional turnaround management specialist and downsizer. He was known by the nickname “Chainsaw Al”. He would break up a company and sell off “parts”, because the parts were worth more than […]
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Optum is a PBM, the FDA and many state legislatures are looking into how the PBM industry functions financially and Pres Biden is claiming that he is going to lower Rx prices. Is this how Optum is trying to get a head start on any impact that all of these things could do to protect […]
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I know that it would be crazy to expect our Federal Gov to address this crisis with a business mindset. Go after the crisis like Walmart or Amazon gets rid of competitors, sell stuff FOR LESS! Addiction is never going to go away. It is claimed that alcohol causes 100,000/yr deaths, but only about 1% […]
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https://fox2now.com/news/contact-2/protesters-gather-to-speak-out-against-pharmacy-benefit-managers/ ST. LOUIS – Dozens of protestors are making sure they were seen and heard Friday morning outside Express Scripts in north St. Louis County. They say pharmacy benefit managers, like Express Scripts, are manipulating drug prices, steering patients to their own mail and retail pharmacies and creating obstacles for patient access. Park Hills, Mo., resident […]
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On ‘This Week in Pharmacy’ we’re blowing the doors off the story in Georgia how Owners of independent pharmacies are criticizing Governor Brian Kemp’s decision this week to veto legislation aimed at rectifying a situation that has left them at a competitive disadvantage with pharmacy chains. We’re also talking about Identification Technolgies driven by A.I., […]
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A shocking revelation by Congress is calling into question Americans’ right to privacy about their health, and if private medical data can be used criminally against you. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, lawmakers share their concerns over how the nation’s largest pharmacy chains handle requests for records from law […]
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https://www.wjfw.com/news/it-has-everything-to-do-with-politics-and-money-and-had-nothing-to-do-with/article_65021442-0f0b-11ef-8231-7fc629d78536.html Pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs for short, now wield nearly limitless power and influence over the prescription drug market owning at least 85% of pharmaceutical industry. Their tight grip on the market has allowed them to engage in unfair pricing practices with very little oversight. They can raise the price you and your insurance […]
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