Poster
03-01-2004, 10:52 AM
New legislation introduced to Congress is calling for alternative ways to offer cheaper prescriptions and better coverage for Seniors. One of the bills would allow the government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for cheaper prices.
“He and Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri have proposed a bill in the House that would empower the health and human services secretary to negotiate with drug companies on behalf of Medicare subscribers.”
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office told Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, in a letter earlier this year that using private plans to purchase drugs would gain “substantial savings.”
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“He and Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Missouri have proposed a bill in the House that would empower the health and human services secretary to negotiate with drug companies on behalf of Medicare subscribers.”
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office told Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee Republican, in a letter earlier this year that using private plans to purchase drugs would gain “substantial savings.”
To read more go to: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8073950.htm