Pharmacists and doctors are outraged at the latest heavy-handed government effort:
“Millions of Medicaid beneficiaries may not be able to obtain their medications after Oct. 1,” they said in a recent letter to lawmakers. “This could lead to higher Medicaid costs for emergency room visits, hospitalizations and physician office visits if medication cannot be obtained in a timely manner.”
(via GruntDoc)
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I’m sure this is another unfunded mandate from Uncle Sam. I already stopped taking new Medicaid patients in my practice. I guess I won’t be seeing the few I have left after October 1, because I’m not going to throw money away buying script pads for patients that, due to minimal reimbursement, cost me money to see. It’s either that or not write for controlled drugs. Sigh…..
It would be nice to see if they do a “before and after” study to see if the program makes any difference.
I suspect not. It’s another example of politicians who need to Look Like They’re Doing Something.
Get your prescription blank paper here:
http://hackershomepage.com/check_paper.htm
Choose the “tamper-proof” pattern of your state.
Print the practice name, font, etc., of your choice, or a quick Photoshop job of your favorite prescription, and the handwriting of your favorite doctor.
For educational purposes only, don’t try this at home.
I mean I’m just sayin’…..
I would also recommend you thank you State Legislature for adding to your hassle and the cost of your medical care, to no benefit whatsoever.
I’m sure they know the majority of doc’s aren’t going to comply with this. That’s why they are doing it. They see it as another way to keep people from getting care, and they couldn’t care less if people get their prescriptions or not, in fact, this is just one of the extremes they go to to make sure they don’t. It is called saving money. all the better for them, when they can make you guys look like the bad guy, again.
Think about it…If there are 50 million people on Medicaid and even a fourth of them cannot get one prescription for several months filled. How much money does this program save itself?
Ever heard of a Star Micronics TSP800Rx thermal printer? It just prints tamper resistant scripts. Google “TSP800Rx” – there are tons of resellers
Talk to your local printer. Ours found a solution that not only was compliant but also less expensive than our current rx pads. We use a company called Allied Products.
ASC Administrator
Las Vegas, NV
The new Medicaid requirement may not be the most preventative way of preventing fraud in the healthcare industry but it is a huge step in the right direction. Millions of dollars each year are paid out by the government through Medicaid to individuals who truly are just stealing from the general public via fraudulent prescriptions. The drug companies are not on the government’s side, fraud is generating production and sales for them, once measures are put forth to slow up and end this corruption the drug companies will begin to loose sales. What happens then? Do the drug companies hire lobbyists to sway the laws back into their favor? Look at the state of NY – why doesn’t someone write a national publicized article on how much money they have saved in Prescription Fraud in the past 2 years – it will definitely turn heads not only on the government official level, but on the taxpayers, after all aren’t we the one who are paying for this in the end?
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