January 9, 2004

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GOP refutes pillpopper/hypocrite Limbaugh
"One only can imagine Mr. Limbaugh's reaction if, say, Chelsea Clinton were the target of a similar investigation and her parents tried to shift the focus. The reality is that Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, not Mr. Krischer, said the state is in "crisis mode" on the issue of painkiller abuse. Estimates are that the state is losing $1.3 billion from the Medicaid program because of related fraud. The number of doctors who engage in such abuse is low, but the effects can be deadly and devastating. Doctor-shopping is part of the problem. The Republican Legislature says so." - - from an editorial in the Palm Beach Post.

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