Medco (this is the pharmacy benefits company that settled for $155 million over charges of defrauding the federal government and paying kickbacks in 2006) manager Dave Snow has jumped into the healthcare debate. His idea is to force doctors to prescribe pre-selected treatments: if you diagnose A, you treat with B. Obviously, Mr. Snow doesn’t…
What a Catch 22: Once the US Government designates someone as a terrorist, it becomes illegal to provide the designee with legal assistance challenging the terrorist designation! The Obama administration announced to the world that it had the right to assassinate an American (Anwar al-Awlaki) citizen without any charges or trial last April. According to…
The feds have done a lot right in terms of swine flu vaccine production. While they are receiving criticism right now, it’s only fair to note the things that have been done well. At the beginning of the epidemic, with lots of deaths in Mexico, the government decided to procure enough vaccine for all who…
I wrote an Op-Ed for the Portland, Maine Sunday Telegram about my bizarre journey trying to get a prescription filled. It was published August 7, 2016. Here it is. http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/07/maine-voices-drug-costs-should-make-you-blink/ ELLSWORTH — Pricing of and access to medication are handled in an insane manner in the United States. It has been said that between 20…
Maine Voices: Maine senators should abide by Constitution, OK release of torture report They should also place the full force of their offices behind a return to constitutional government. By Meryl Nass Special to the Press Herald ELLSWORTH — On one historic day 225 years ago, on March 4, 1789, the first U.S. Congress met…
Like water off a duck’s back Robert W Malone MD, MS Jan 6 So, not that what happens to me is so special – but last night Linkedindecided I was not a fit human to be on their platform. In another blink of an eye of big tech, Linkin flushed my 30,000 connections and platformed me. No explanations,…