According to our doctor, there is a new law related to Obamacare - they must drug-test you

[FLyellowdog]

69. Unless I'm mistaken, the Constitution deals directly with our freedoms.

My point being...nothing in these policies about having additional tests prior to receiving medications seems particularly egregious. Medications that are controlled substances have required closer scrutiny for years...it's state law in many areas and just part of medical care.

I did have a doctor one time lie to me about my having to come in EVERY time I wanted to get a refill on a med. He told me it was FL law and if I had a problem with that I should contact the state legislature. I did...actually finally got to some head of the state health department and found out that no, the medication I was taking was not a controlled substance and did not require an office visit for refills.

Guess what I did? I changed doctors. My choice...no law required me to go to a doctor who was going to insist that I come in when unnecessary. Easy peasy.

Same here, if different doctors are putting different requirements on their patients, patients can go somewhere else. How is that a loss of freedom? Maybe a nuisance, but not an infringement on our rights.

Certainly if all doctors require this through some passage of legislations, it does add another law. But I don't worry about this inflicting great oppression on my Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms. There are much greater issues regarding our Rights with far greater detrimental consequences upon which we should focus our outrage.