Let's not let all of this fade away, let's make some historic changes that we can all be proud to be a part of.
I am encouraged by the FDA's increased attention to the growing epidemic of prescription opioid misuse and abuse and the...
Are you going to launch an investigation to see if this was known sooner to hold people accountable?
Among the allegations that are being looked into at the Tomah VA are early refills of prescriptions for opioids.
Who at the VA is tracking this data and who has use of it today?
It would track the negative urine test, but it would not necessarily--I did not get the answer on early refills.
I guess I just want to ask, how long has the VA recognized the potential of opiate overdosing or over-prescription to be...
I would like to thank you and the Committee for allowing Senator Baldwin and I to come and participate in this because t...
Would the tracking system capture that?
So, can this system alert the providers in real time to stop the prescriptions?
the problem of over-prescribing of opioids at the VA has led to tragic and real consequences for veterans, their familie...
I want to give the Chairman and Ranking Member a big shout out and thank you for all of your work on the Clay Hunt SAV A...
I would like to see VA more rapidly expand the use of these techniques.
Maybe on an incidental basis, but if it was happening over a long period of time, that prescriptions were being sent to ...
The return on investment on behalf of the American taxpayer from this account--I will match it with any place in the bud...
please stop because you do not know what the hell you are talking about.
They do not want this money. They want this account to survive and thrive.
And the day that we stop doing what this account represents, our best days are behind us.
