MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'government insurance'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:40:34 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403892&cid=t_193319_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F24%2Fstupid-rules-written-by-stupid-people-to-punish-the-intelligent%2F In case you haven’t been f.ed in the ass by this one by your state’s controlled drug agency on this one yet, go ahead and get out the vaseline and bend over. My state’s “DEA” has announced their intentions of a new way to throw a wrench in pharmacy operations once again. As of April 1st, pharmacies can no longer add, edit, modify, change, or even WRITE on the face of a C-II prescription in my state. THE HELL YOU SAY! In the past, pharmacies could modify a few things, even on a C-II prescription. The way I remembered it was, “NAME-NAME-NAME.” We could NOT change (or add) the NAME of the patient, NAME of the drug, or NAME of the doctor. All other things could be added of omitted or edited of incorrect. This, in my opinion, is the best policy. It give... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403892 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:53:49 +0100 3403892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105025&cid=t_193319_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F09%2F01%2Fwhat-a-putz%2F Yup…sure would hate to see that… To be completely honest, while I have my issues with them, Medicare and Medicaid are well-run programs. They allow their money to be spent all helter-skelter, they are the most efficient programs in the entire government. The overhead of CMS is abysmal compared to your other big players like BCBS, Paid, Anthem, and Caremark. I’m not sure why the post office is always busy. I’m not sure why the DMV is slow as hell — these are subcontracted out anyway, so blaming the government is stupid. It’s like blaming Dr.Reddy’s for having to wait too long for your Glimepiride in my pharmacy. You can see the video or the original comments in its entirety here. In all honesty, it was probably just a slip of the tongue. But, callin... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105025 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:23:16 +0100 3105025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630047&cid=t_193319_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIBK96jTDjOc%2F The First Amendment guarantees our freedom to petition the government, which is one of the reasons why the statists who wants to restrict or even ban lobbying hopefully will not succeed. But that does not mean all lobbying is created equal. If a bunch of small business owners get together to lobby against higher taxes, that is a noble endeavor. If the same group of people get together and lobby for special handouts, by contrast, they are being despicable. And if they get a bailout from the government and use that money to mooch for more handouts, they deserve a reserved seat in a very hot place. This is not just a hypothetical exercise. The Hill reports on the combined $20 million lobbying budget of some of the companies that stuck their snouts in the public trough: Auto companies and eigh... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630047 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:37:15 +0100 2630047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347774&cid=t_193319_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3QRyYqc9nh4%2F At the New York Times Economix blog, economist Nancy Folbre of the University of Massachusetts writes: The libertarian Cato Institute often emphasizes the issue of corporate welfare, but it’s remained remarkably quiet so far on the topic of bailouts. Excuse me? Since she linked to one of our papers on corporate welfare, we assume she’s visited our site. How, then, could she get such an impression? Cato scholars have been deploring bailouts since last September. (Actually, since the Chrysler bailout of 1979, but we’ll skip forward to the recent avalanche of Bush-Obama bailouts.) Just recently, for instance, in — ahem — the New York Times, senior fellow William Poole implored, “Stop the Bailouts.” I wonder if our commentaries started with my blog post &#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347774 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:53:14 +0100 2347774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1637691&cid=t_193319_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Faccording-to-the-wealthy-dentist-fed-employees-may-get-foreign-dental-work%2F Dr. Jim Du Molin, the man who posts all the great dental polls on his website at www.thewealthydentist.com, recently posted an interesting blog that may ignite your patriotism. He has heard that a dental insurance company that contracts with the US government to provide benefits to federal employees is seeking bids for low-cost labs overseas. In addition to the recent bad dental work scare, Dr. Du Molin mentions the Buy American Act. This act, passed in the early 1930s, says that the US government should work with US companies over foreign companies when feasible. Read Dr. Du Molin’s blog here: http://www.thewealthydentist.com/blog/329/federal-employees-could-be-getting-foreign-dental-work/. (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1637691 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:11:51 +0100 1637691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1280787&cid=t_193319_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F246024865%2F The New Jersey State Senate narrowly approved legislation on Monday that would make the state the third in the nation to grant employees the right to take paid leave to take care of a newborn or sick relative. The bills now goes to the Assembly and is expected to be approved on March 13; Governor Jon S. Corzine has said that he will sign the bill. From the New York Times: The measure would be financed by employee payroll deductions that would cost every worker in New Jersey a maximum of 64 cents a week, or $33 a year. Those taking the leave would be eligible for two-thirds of their salary, up to a maximum of $524 a week, for six weeks. The benefit falls short of the $917 a week that California offers but is more than double what Washington State will offer starting next year. Myself being ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1280787 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:32:30 +0100 1280787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1271482&cid=t_193319_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F244173697%2F Education and advocacy. Education and advocacy and legislation, and how to make these happen in order to make a real and practical impact on the lives of autistic persons and of their families in New Jersey, and how COSAC—–the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community—might best achieve this: This was what was talked about at the COSAC Strategic Planning retreat that I was fortunate to be present at for most of Saturday. A lot of the conversation was about the needs of autistic adults and especially about housing, and about how COSAC might best focus its efforts. A good deal of talk was about the autism bills that have been passed in New Jersey, and that have yet to be voted on—-and on how to make sure that the programs and services spelle... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1271482 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:27:41 +0100 1271482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1261673&cid=t_193319_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F242232205%2F The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill requiring insurance companies to cover autism, but the bill still has to pass the state’s Assembly. And in Oklahoma, families with autistic children are calling on the state Senate to pass “Nick’s Law, which would require health insurance policies cover diagnosis, treatment and therapy for autism spectrum disorders. Here in my own state of New Jersey, the state Assembly’s Health and Senior Services Committee has released six new autism bills on Monday; last September, New Jersey Governor Joseph Corzine signed a package of seven bills relating to autism; go here for details about the bills. The new “second phase” of autism bills calls for: insurance coverage for treatments (applied behavior analysis or ABA); creation... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1261673 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:42 +0100 1261673