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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Cash practices are appearing and evolving to meet patients’ needs without the mandates of Medicare and the private insurance industry, but are in essence duplicating cost and effort because of Obamacare’s insurance mandate. The whole notion of Quality is arbitrary and paternalistic.

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Identifying and Resolving Red Flags: DEA Continues to “Run it Up the Flagpole”

FDA Law

12, 2012) (quoting Bob’s Pharmacy & Diabetic Supplies; Revocation of Registration, 74 Fed. 29, 2009)). Cash payment for controlled prescriptions rather than payment by insurance (or worker’s compensation) is another red flag. Holiday CVS, L.L.C. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy Nos. 219 and 5195; Decision and Order , 77 Fed.

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