Bloomberg Slaps Down Criticism of Painkiller Restriction Plan | Politicker

Bloomberg Slaps Down Criticism of Painkiller Restriction Plan | Politicker: Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city officials unveiled a new initiative to limit supplies of prescription painkillers in the city’s emergency rooms as a way to combat what they described as a growing addiction problem in the region. Some critics, as documented by The New York Times, however, felt the move would unnecessarily hurt poor and uninsured patients who use emergency rooms as their primary care doctor. Needless to say, Mr. Bloomberg was not swayed by this line of argument.

READ REPORT HERE