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President Trump has signed an executive order setting a 30 day deadline for drug makers to lower the cost of prescriptions or face favored nation payments from fed med. This will not affect those with private insurance.
Florida has rescinded their med mal law that kept parents of deceased adult children and adult children of deceased parents from suing for emotional distress. The rule had been in place since 1990. The passed law now goes to the Governor for signature or veto.
The Iowa Medical Board is looking into the licenses of two physicians. The first is Dr. Chad Baker of Des Moines. The ED physician is charged with substance abuse and practicing in a mammer that is harmful to the public. The other is Dr. Dale Grunewald of West Des Moines. The family medicine physician is charged with professional incompetence related to pain management. In the past he has been incarcerated for four months and given community service. I do not know the reason for this sentence.
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