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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
I had my prescription renewed after July 1. I believe that some new law was passed since then. I'm wondering if your wife's prescription will be renewed next time around.
I'm going to see Dr Pannimaneni next week.
I'm skeptical and cynical about things like this, especially when the government is involved. I wonder how much pressure has been put on our representatives by lobby's representing, pain management clinics, the medical marijuana industry and/or insurance companies.
My Tramadol was being paid for 100% by my insurance. My primary care visits are also paid for 100%. I have to wonder if insurance companies are tired of paying for these drugs and want to force people into paying for their treatments and medications out of their pockets. I assume that there will be a co-pay for pain management. I know that hardly any insurance covers medical marijuana and I don't know about any other medications that pain management might prescribe.
I wonder if this whole opioid crisis is made up or at least embellished by agencies who will benefit by denying these medications to people.
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No it’s not made up the opioid crisis is very real. Even when you have surgery in today’s world opioids are not used, no prescribed, to prevent you from this very issue.
The ED is packed with those who have issues with the new law. Doctors stopped prescribing opioids on their own when they realized patients were asking for scripts beyond what they should have needed.