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This is another example of a Medicare Advantage prgm… that is being provided by a FOR PROFIT insurance company and providing a Medicare-C (Advantage) insurance. Baptist Healthcare is a large hospital & office practices in Kentucky & southern Indiana. According to this article, the Baptist hospitals are still in-network with Humana. In 2024, it will […]

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U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, who is an attorney, “There’s no question my mom was addicted to opioids near the end of her life, ..“And frankly some of the times she was in the most pain was when she was going through withdrawals. She wanted the drugs because she was coming off of the drugs” Marc […]

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Abbott issues warning for 155K pain relief devices https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/supply-chain/abbott-issues-warning-for-155k-pain-relief-devices.html Abbott has received reports of 73 injuries concerning its Abbott Proclaim and Infinity neurostimulation systems, which deliver low-intensity electrical impulses and are used for chronic pain, the FDA said Sept. 13.  The devices are indicated for spinal cord and deep brain stimulation. The product can be […]

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Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows https://apnews.com/article/opioids-distribution-prescription-data-us-overdose-crisis-8bb8d2138fb51289b0189e4af250da12 The number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. in the second half of the 2010s decreased sharply even as a nationwide overdose crisis continued to deepen, according to data released Tuesday. The decline in painkiller prescriptions — finally dropping […]

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Markey and Manchin urge FDA to stop its study of opioids for chronic pain https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/22/opioids-chronic-pain-study-markey-manchin-fda/ Two Democratic senators are warning the Food and Drug Administration not to proceed with a controversial trial meant to measure opioids’ effectiveness as a chronic pain treatment. In a letter shared with STAT, Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Manchin […]

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Maggie Moore made this video 09/20/2023 and on 09/21/2023 she DIED!  She lived in Washington state and could not find a prescriber to treat her pain… So did she die because of denial of care? Will anyone be held responsible for this otherwise avoidable/premature death?  – Don’t bet the farm on it!!

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if you are not paying attention to what is going on in healthcare. Many of the major players OR major players WANNABE…are doing what is called vertical integration. “they” are creating “healthcare deserts” and “healthcare oases”.  Most of the “deserts” will be in rural areas.  The Prescription Benefit Managers “control” the Rx market place. CVS […]

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Below is some information shared by Bob Sheerin, Pres of American Pain and Disability Foundation. For the last few years, Bob has been advocating for pediatric chronic pain pts. Many are end of life pediatric cancer pts and others are dealing with some chronic health issues like Sickle Cell and pediatric rheumatoid arthritis. Diseases and/or […]

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Deadly pharmacy errors mount as companies push quotas, limit staff: ‘I am a danger to the public’ https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/deadly-pharmacy-errors-are-mounting-a-danger-to-the-public/amp/ Deadly pharmacy errors mount as companies push quotas, limit staff: ‘I am a danger to the public’ Published Sep. 5, 2023, 4:09 p.m. ET Every year, up to 9,000 people die in the US as a result […]

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Laws Based on Rapid Drug Tests Are Unscientific and Unfair https://www.acsh.org/news/2023/09/15/laws-based-rapid-drug-tests-are-unscientific-and-unfair-17337 Are impending drug DUI laws scientifically justified, accurate, or fair? If you’re pulled over for a traffic violation in certain locations and asked to take a roadside saliva test, you may learn they’re anything but. Drs. Josh Bloom and Henry Miller discuss this in […]

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