How licensees can be bad ....

[John Titor]

Dietrich Stoermer, who had treated our troops in Vietnam, on trial here for writing “too many” painkiller prescriptions.

The government, on the other hand, contended he was a mere “prescription factory,” issuing scrips for pain medications in order to profit from his $60 charge per office visit.


The Las Vegas jury weighed the evidence and unanimously acquitted Dr. Stoermer. He held out his hand to the federal prosecutor, that Christmas Eve, saying “No hard feelings.”

But there were hard feelings. The federal drug police declined to renew Dr. Stoermer’s federal license to write painkiller prescriptions, claiming they had a “different standard of evidence” than that used by juries.

Vin Suprynowicz » Blog Archive » Making life worse for those in pain

 

[mike8170]

When .gov agencies are formed, and make their own rules, this is what happens. DOE, OSHA, the EPA, and the ATF are just a few examples. We actually have 2 full working governments in this Nation right now. The federal government made up of the legislative, executive and judicial branch that are each represented by those voted into office by the People. Each agency is set up the same way, with little in the way of oversight, and allowed to run rampant with an administrations agenda.

 

[eSC]

Know that most licensing agencies are in place, not at the request of the people, but rather, at the request of those that stand to reap the rewards of limited competition.

Of course they lobby under the guise of "protecting" the public but like most government initiatives, it's a good intention that rarely ends up good.

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[actaeon277]

I didn't know the DEA had to "sign off" on a doc.
Thought that was just a State thing.

 

[rambone]

How are licenses good?

 

[LANShark42]

Dietrich Stoermer, who had treated our troops in Vietnam, on trial here for writing “too many” painkiller prescriptions.

The government, on the other hand, contended he was a mere “prescription factory,” issuing scrips for pain medications in order to profit from his $60 charge per office visit.


The Las Vegas jury weighed the evidence and unanimously acquitted Dr. Stoermer. He held out his hand to the federal prosecutor, that Christmas Eve, saying “No hard feelings.”

But there were hard feelings. The federal drug police declined to renew Dr. Stoermer’s federal license to write painkiller prescriptions, claiming they had a “different standard of evidence” than that used by juries.

Vin Suprynowicz » Blog Archive » Making life worse for those in pain

I'm not clear. Are you for this guy or against him.