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HopeAgain

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2. This is why we need socialized medicine not single payer

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 06:47 AM

Jun 2018

Pharmacies were getting thousands to compound (mix in a mixer) less than a hundred Dollars worth of ingredients in non-sterile topical creams. These creams weren't any moe effective than oral ibuprofen but the doctors were getting kickbacks for putting their medicare patients on it.

Medicare can't keep up with all the schemes and cottage industries that pop up with over valued care in the fee schedules.

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Doctor convicted in $400M compound pharmacy scheme sentenced [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2018 OP

Right because at 13 years past retirement age his 'medical practice' was mr_lebowski Jun 2018 #1

This is why we need socialized medicine not single payer HopeAgain Jun 2018 #2