Obama’s Lousy Suboxone Offer

I was reading more about Obama’s executive order over at Dr. Burson’s blog.  I guess she is a ‘competitor’ in the blogging world, but I have to admit that her blog has a lot more detail about the issue than I do.  If you haven’t been there yet, check it out.  Keep coming back here too of course! She wrote recently about the rules that would be required by the Feds, in order for them t o allow us the ‘right’ to treat people with buprenorphine.   I wrote to Dr. Burson after reading her post that she is providing the facts, and I can’t help but provide the emotion.  And after reading the baggage tied up with the ‘right’ to treat heroin addicts, I am.. ‘pissed’!  I realize that isn’t a word that doctors should use.  But honestly… I just don’t have another one! Dr. Burson wrote that according to the current proposal, Doctors begging the Federal Government to treat another 100 addiction patients must 1. Use electronic medical records; 2. Accept insurance for the treatment; and 3. Require counseling of patients treated with buprenorphine products.  There were other requirements as well, but these were the three that I remember for irritating me the most. Dr. Burson goes through her reactions to the requirements, and mine are mostly the same.  As a solo psychiatrist, I don’t see the value of electronic records.  Many of my patients don’t WANT their addiction treatment in ...
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