Poster
03-10-2004, 11:05 AM
Presidential hopeful John Kerry is using the heated debate over the cost of prescription drugs to differentiate himself from the President’s Medicare plan. Kerry, who never voted on the bill when it went before Congress, now says he wants a Canadian importation program.
"This president promised us a prescription drug plan that would stop America's seniors from being forced to choose between their medicine and their groceries," he said.
“Kerry also said he'd change a Medicare bill provision that prohibits the government from negotiating lower drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries. "This is a special interest provision that increases pharmaceutical industry profits," says his drug plan, which calls for disclosing excessive profits of pharmacy middlemen that don't get passed on to consumers.”
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"This president promised us a prescription drug plan that would stop America's seniors from being forced to choose between their medicine and their groceries," he said.
“Kerry also said he'd change a Medicare bill provision that prohibits the government from negotiating lower drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries. "This is a special interest provision that increases pharmaceutical industry profits," says his drug plan, which calls for disclosing excessive profits of pharmacy middlemen that don't get passed on to consumers.”
To learn more go to:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1078926150991_71/?hub=Health