Quantum Windbag
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When she said that they have to pass the law before we would know what was in it? How else could we possibly know that it requires a doctors prescription to purchase to buy OTC medications.
A law that is supposed to cut health care costs now requires me to go to a doctor, get a prescription, and then force the pharmacy to fill that prescription, rather than just go down to the store any buy Tylenol.
Congratulations Nancy, I did not see this one before you passed the law. You were right.
In Health Law, Rx for Trouble - WSJ.comPatients are demanding doctors' orders for over-the-counter products because of a provision in the health-care overhaul that slipped past nearly everyone's radar. It says people who want a tax break to buy such items with what's known as flexible-spending accounts need to get a prescription first.
The result is that Americans are visiting their doctors before making a trip to the drugstore, hoping their physician will help them out by writing the prescription. The new requirements create not only an added burden for doctors, but also new complications for retailers and pharmacies.
"It drives up the cost of health care as opposed to reducing it," says Dr. Chung, who rejected much of a 10-item request from a mother of four that included pain relievers and children's cold medicine.
A law that is supposed to cut health care costs now requires me to go to a doctor, get a prescription, and then force the pharmacy to fill that prescription, rather than just go down to the store any buy Tylenol.
Congratulations Nancy, I did not see this one before you passed the law. You were right.