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With respect to today’s #inflation data, core #CPI (excluding volatile food and energy components) came in at 0.24% month-over-month and 4.04% year-over-year and was driven higher by strong increases in the #rent components, which have a tendency to be persistent.

Further, headline #CPI data printed at a solid 0.41% month-over-month and came in at 5.38% year-over-year.

Today’s data witnessed declines in used vehicles, #airfares and lodging, which should temper #market concerns somewhat, but we anticipate that these components are likely to see #prices bounce back in the months to come.

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September witnessed a somewhat disappointing nonfarm #payroll gain of 194,000 jobs, which was weaker than the upwardly revised August gain of 365,000 and was well below #economists’ consensus estimates of nearly 490,000 jobs.

Clearly, there are significant #labor supply issues limiting the pace of recovery. Further, the #unemployment rate declined meaningfully, from 5.2% to 4.8% in Sept, and average hourly #earnings saw gains of 0.62% m-o-m, which brings the measure to 4.58% greater on a y-o-y basis.

The most interesting part of today’s #JobsReport, and much of the other recent #economic/corporate data, is that it’s the supply of resources that’s creating systemic pricing pressure, as well as consequently dulling growth of an #economy not lacking demand in virtually any area.

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@federalreserve

As expected, the @federalreserve’s Federal Open Market Committee continued to discuss its plans to reduce, or #taper, the pace of its #AssetPurchase program at yesterday’s meeting.

While the details of this discussion were fairly sparse, the Committee statement did state that: “If progress continues broadly as expected, the Committee judges that a moderation in the pace of asset purchases may soon be warranted.”

Further, at the recent #Fed conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and at the press conference, Fed #ChairPowell emphasized that both he and most Committee participants now consider the test of “substantial further progress” toward the #inflation mandate to be largely satisfied.

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It was 73 degrees and sunny in #JacksonHole, Wyoming, today; a perfect day for all those who were there….

@KansasCityFed

Yet, there were no #monetary policy officials present at the traditional location of the @KansasCityFed’s late-summer #economic policy symposium, since they were conducting a “virtual symposium.”

That symposium provided #ChairPowell the opportunity to lay out a reasonably sunny perspective on the U.S. #economy, but also one that was not out of the woods yet, in terms of Covid variant risk and a maximum #employment target still to be achieved.

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#Oregon’s #HERC will be #reviewing its formally passed (2016) #back #spine #note60medicaid #prohibition-policy in #August. Where they intructed doctors/ providers to #force #taper back #pain patients. It will be virtual and allow public comment if you register.

If you need a rehash of what note 60 is, please lmk. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDHS…

This is a very important meeting for us all to stand behind. For a myriad of reasons.

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Esp concerning not only for the Nation but Oregon. The back review for medicaid specifically. Using the same influencers for a review is of concern.
painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2020/4…

Chou, to be blunt. Chou’s work was referenced numerous times for the development of #Oregon’s #medicaid back #spine #prohibition #forced #taper #GL60 policy (that predates the chronic pain task force).
Using Chou’s work again for the review? Is a major concern.

AHRQ title or not, Chou is principle researcher on both the previous back spine Guideline note 60, AND the upcoming review - of said back/ spine guidelines.
“Definition of insanity comes to mind”. What results should be expected?

The #Oregon #Opioid #Taper guidelines, as it stands now in final draft, state NOT to reverse a taper. Why? Do they instruct this explicitly? This should be at the discretion of the provider and based on the individual patient. Otherwise, that could imply agenda.

Not to mention the aftermath of possible hardship and care post taper. Not only for future and present provider(s) but judgement & care of complex patient conditions. These are people not things. Set in stone statements do not belong here.

If these are supposedly guidelines, a black and white rule does not belong. Such as “do not reverse taper”. What patient who wants to try a taper will want to do that? Not to mention providers hand are tied once taper begins.

Link again, for anyone having issues accessing. Final draft, #Oregon #opioid #taper #statewide #guidelines. By Oregon’s Health Dept, the Oregon Health Authority.

#Vote is October 25th by task force. Public written comment deadline for input/ feedback is tomorrow October 22nd noon PST. oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENT…

If giving written comment, make sure to put “PUBLIC COMMENT” in email title, or it will be rejected.

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Next #Oregon #Opioid #Taper Task force meeting is August 27th. Please share. (See 2019 Task Force for past meeting materials =link) oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENT…

How to send comment/ and deadlines for all upcoming meetings. Meeting in August, September and October is last meeting. Please share.

September OHA's Opioid Taper Task Force meeting:

#Oregon’s state guidelines Task Force, the #Opioid #Taper #Guidelines Task Force.. next meeting this coming friday the 19th. All #Oregonians #CPP should be #involved

Plus all #Providers! In #Oregon

#Oregon is developing its #own #guidelines like an #island in of itself. Some of the Captains should be questioned.

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@StefanKertesz @aander1987 @Wendysinclairme @LynnRWebsterMD @slsatel @speakingabtpain @DrSeanMackey @tal7291 @BobTwillman @ChadDKollas

#Oregon’s #Opioid #Taper “guidelines” task force. WE NEED ALL EYES on this, please. There are 3 more meetings, one a month. June mtg materials: oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENT…

Main Page, go to 2019 Task Force:
oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENT…

@StefanKertesz

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screengrabs from last weeks mtg material #Oregon OHA's #opioid #taper #taskforce for #state #guidelines. Want to ADD Lembke's Bravo method in and Katrina Hedberg wants massive mental health on anyone 50-90MME. She needs to go away.

There is so much wrong with what is happening inside the Taper Task force in Oregon and why? becasue again, there is heavyset members with bias and agenda.

i am getting so TIRED of dealing with damage control because of Oregon Pain Guidance. OPG is a arm of PROP, anti OPIOID and in EVERYTHING in Oregon. why? becasue there is NO oversight. No checks and balances and agenda can become a wild fire here.

Finally, part 2) Oregon’s Opioid Taper Task Force. Slow computer sorry guys.

#state #Oregon #pain #taper #opioid #CPP

Part 1)

Long standing staff Katrina Hedberg MD state epidemiologist, creator of all three state opioid task forces has never treated a pain patient. Wants no opioids for CP.