It's comforting to see a doctor venting his frustration over Insurance companies. I've gotten to the point where I've kinda just given up. I'm sick of the ent

It's comforting to see a doctor venting his frustration over Insurance companies. I've gotten to the point where I've kinda just given up. I'm sick of the entire mess. I've gotten to the point where I just wish patients had more of a say over what medications they could have refilled. Say, for instance, a person has been taking Blood Presssure medication for over five years; they should be able to renew their original script? Or, a person has been on anti-anxiety/depression medication for over five years; let that person authorize their own refills? Require blood tests--that's fine. The patient couldn't increase the dose, but wouldn't have to deal with doctors over refills. The patients who abuse the privilege would have to go back to our lovely system of being held hostage. I guess refill are on my mind because I'm going into detox over the lack of a medication I've been on twenty years. The pharmacy is waiting for her approval. I think my doctor is on an extended vacation? Of course this will never take place because Americans are all drug seeking zombies according to our government, and I don't think AMA lobbyists would ever even consider such a crazy notion. As to this, "Nepotism occurs in many fields; friends and family of New York City police officers often carry Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association cards, which may confer special treatment in a traffic stop." Yea, this is very common. In San Francisco, my father best friend (now a retired cop) gave him a special business card. A "Get out of jail free" card. My father used it a few times. It saved him from a DUI. My father was a very conservative man. He hated what that card stood for, but always carried it around.