Claudia A. Merandi is the founder of the national "Don't Punish Pain Rally Organization." Claudia, mom to both Francesca and Ava, is the former owner of Merandi Court Reporting. She's a retired court reporter and self-published author, from East Providence, Rhode Island. As a person living with severe Crohn's Disease since a child, she witnessed first-hand the challenges a person with pain encounters when trying to obtain adequate pain management.Claudia, in 2017, created the Don't Punish Pa ...
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How can doctors stay protected? Have a compliance plan in place before the Feds knock on the door! With Michael Staples
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“The way the Feds do this now is they call you a criminal for missing a ‘red flag’. A red flag can be a bad urine test that you overlooked, a red flag could be the patient asking for escalating doses every month, a red flag could be you got an anonymous call, it doesn’t even matter that it’s from a disgruntled ex-wife or ex-husband, you know, they’…
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Why are doctors being arrested for treating pain? Are doctors really the enemy? With attorney Benjamin Wish
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"His reward for trying to treat these pain patients for years was to be indicted, to have his practice turned upside down; to really lose just about everything in his life except his friends and family." Why are doctors being arrested for treating pain? Because of a governmental reaction to opioid addiction. To make political gains doctors are now …
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80 year old MD, practicing medicine for 42 years, is arrested and put in jail for treating pain. With Dr. Walter Wrenn
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“Doctors can get wiped out in one fell swoop.” It’s never been harder to be a doctor. Not only are you responsible for your patients care, but now if you don’t adhere to blanket guidelines when treating pain you could end up in jail and lose your license, as well as everything you’ve spent your life working for. This is what happened to Dr. Walter …
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You Can’t Treat My Pain Because You’ll Lose Your License?!?! With Connie Smith
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"You never know what you have until it’s gone." When your doctor tells you "I can't treat your pain because I can lose my license if I do", who is being served here? The patient? The doctor? Who? Living with chronic pain not only disrupts your day to day routine, your work, your family, and your overall physical health, it also erodes your sense of…
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Why isn't my pain valid? With Dr. Dan Laird
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Why isn't my pain valid? More and more the “War On Drugs” is punishing legitimate patients suffering from debilitating illnesses and labeling their real physical pain as “addiction”. The doctors who try to treat these patients are mired in bureaucracy and roadblocks set up by special interests and profiteers. It’s a legal roller coaster where the i…
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Why can't I get help managing my pain? With Bev Schechtman
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In this our first installment of Claudia Merandi’s “Don’t Punish Pain” podcasts, tune in, listen and you will understand why United Patients Group is honored to promote Claudia and her international crusade for the most marginalized individuals. These are patients who suffer with Chronic Pain and Intractable Pain and are now being targeted by our g…
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