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A law passed during the 2017 legislative session imposes new restrictions on opioid prescribing for Indiana physicians starting July 1. Primarily because of ISMA’s efforts, the law contains exceptions, and the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (MLB) is considering several more. Gov. Eric Holcomb sought the law, known as Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 226, as […]
When you hear the word fellowship what comes to mind?Some might think of something collegiate while others may think of words you would hear at church. The dictionary defines fellowship as a friendly association, especially with people who share one’s interests. Synonyms are listed as companionship, companionability, sociability, comradeship, camaraderie friendship, mutual support. I believe […]
You may have heard that Anthem and Cigna were planning to merge. Anthem’s share of the health care insurance market in Indiana is 54%, and Cigna’s is 15%. Let’s see; add that up (give me a minute and let me get a pencil), and that is a whopping 69%. Also, Humana and Aetna planned to […]
“80 percent of the work is done by 20 percent of the people.” When I first heard this statement, I thought that it could not be real. How could that be possible? How it is that most of the work is shouldered by only a few. Is this fair? Despite what I wanted to believe, […]
During my 2nd year of medical school, I had a conversation with one of my colleagues that I still think about today. In fact, he was my roommate for a couple of years. It was one night late in our Spring semester, as we are preparing for a set of exams that I walked into […]
”Times have changed, and we’ve often rewound the clock, since the Puritans got a shock, when they landed on Plymouth Rock. If today, any shock they might try to stem, instead of landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock would land on them.” Anything Goes, Cole Porter, Peru Indiana. One of the great things about […]
