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Showing Original Post only (View all)According to our doctor, there is a new law related to Obamacare - they must drug-test you [View all]
My husband and I both see the same doctor. Today, she said the next time a blood test is required for health reasons, she must check us for all illicit and Rx drugs in our system, including nicotine. She said it was a new law related to Obamacare, so people can't lie about smoking or using pot or taking someone else's pain meds, or doctor-shop. When you apply for Obamacare, it will ask if you smoke, for instance. The blood test will either prove you right or wrong.
Has anyone else heard about this new law? Thanks
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According to our doctor, there is a new law related to Obamacare - they must drug-test you [View all]
Holly_Hobby
Aug 2013
OP
Hilarious that right out of the box "it's a LIE!" then someone that actually knows facts, like you..
Safetykitten
Aug 2013
#15
So this is a way for health insurers to charge more money to test for illicit drug use?
dkf
Aug 2013
#18
True. The government doesn't require it. It simply allowed insurance companies to require it.
Xithras
Aug 2013
#59
Looks like people can simply get away by not using drugs 2 days before a blood test.
Incitatus
Aug 2013
#35
THC can stay in the blood a lot longer than that especially for medical marijuana patients who
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#68
If it were Government insurance there would be a lot more happy Liberals but it is not.
Bandit
Aug 2013
#64
doc office policy, not law. my PCP wanted me to sign a contract that allowed for random drugs tests
dionysus
Aug 2013
#28
Just like the question of life after death, the one thing we know for certain is that
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#58
The Golden Halo effect. (Does anybody even know about this stuff anymore?)
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#72
Having an MD after your name doesn't mean you are smart...You just are trained.
The empressof all
Aug 2013
#78