These are telemarketing centers that are calling military veterans now seeing if they have chronic pain then charging on average $1,800 for a month supply of pain cream. from what I hear it's been going on for a long time.
TRICARE will be cracking down on this within the next 45 days. from what I hear this happens with tons of insurance companies.
They use something called teleMed and the doctor authorizes the prescription without even seeing the patient.
doctors are getting paid, call centers are being paid by pharmacies.
Google pain cream scams or even TRICARE / pain cream
doctors have been indicted, call centers are doing these campaigns which I can't see you how their legal and I hear they're being paid up to $450 when a prescription is filled. I'm involved in media news so don't worry the words getting out.
I'm not saying that the pain creams don't work but they're ridiculously overpriced there's scar creams that cost a fortune and vitamins that are sub dermally absorbed by the skin.
I want to thank the veterans for their service to the country we truly appreciate you. Don't forget to thank the Vietnam vets too so many of them we're not giving the welcome back home that they deserved.
Asked me if I am in pain. I said yes. On a scale of 1 -10, I said 7. She asked about Tricare. I said I didn't know who that is. She wished me a good day, hoped I was feeling better, and hung up. I never had a chance to swear at her. Darn.