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New drug policy will save lives

Wolf has asked state Physician General Dr. Rachel Levin to write a “standing order” that will let any Pennsylvanian buy naloxone, which reverses the effect of heroin and other opiodes, directly from a pharmacy without a prescription. The new policy also calls for Pennsylvania State Police to carry nasal-spray kits of naloxone in patrol cars.

Does U of P Health System intend to become a health insurance company like Geisinger?

“ The insurance company would not only have every incentive to control the doctors’ and the hospitals’ costs, but also the means to do so. … Conversely, the hospitals and doctors would have no incentive to inflate costs or overtreat, because their ultimate boss… would be getting `the bill when those extra costs hit his insurance company. [Glenn Steele, Jr.] had already proved this on a smaller scale at Geisinger.”

LETTER: “Fina is a crooked cop”

Kathlene Kane promised to do a “no stone unturned” investigation of the Sandusky investigation, but limited her investigation to a small rubble pile in the midst of a boulder field. At a minimum, she should have addressed the fraudulent presentation and obvious evidence of prosecutorial misconduct.

Iran and the Obama Doctrine

“Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion. Iran understands that they cannot fight us. … You asked about an Obama doctrine. The doctrine is: We will engage, but we preserve all our capabilities.”