On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:27:02 -0400, John H.
wrote:

You should find this pleasing:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1JO26B

I do.

They have an innocent name for those pill mills. "pain management
clinics" and it is basically a "quack in the box" that does nothing
but write legal heroin prescriptions.
There does not really seem to be any oversight.
"Hey doc, it hurts right here".
"OK give me $50 and here is your prescription. See you in 2 weeks".
Your drug plan gets the oxy heroin price down to $2 or so.
The drug store makes their profit, the drug company makes their
profit, the insurance company spreads that cost among the customers
along with their profit and everyone is happy.