Friday, April 20, 2007

Negotiating drug prices could save billions

The Waste and Inefficiency of the Bush Prescription Drug Plan
The Republicans' prescription drug program sell-out to insurance and drug companies made a law prohibitting Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices. If Congress repeals this law and allows the government to use its bulk purchasing power, American taxpayers and seniors could save more then $30 billion annually.

Waste and inefficiency in the Bush
Medicare prescription drug plan:
Allowing Medicare to negotiate lower
prices could save Minnesota
$582 million a year


Waste and inefficiency in the Bush
Medicare prescription drug plan:
Allowing Medicare to negotiate lower
prices could save Wisconsin
$497 million a year

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