Richard Gazarik reports:
A bill pending in Harrisburg gives law enforcement agencies too much access to confidential medical information on patients and physicians who may be overprescribing opiates and other pain medications, according to the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
The Legislature could vote this month on four bills that would establish a statewide monitoring system to track physicians and how much pain medication they prescribe as part of an effort to stem the rising tide of drug overdose deaths.
The bill with the best chance of passage is House Bill 1694, sponsored by state Rep. Matthew Baker, R-Tioga, said society spokesman Chuck Moran.
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