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October 19, 2004

ALEXANDRIA, Va. ? There is virtual panic among many doctors worried that their patients won't be able to get a flu shot this year. In response, some have called for nationalization of the vaccine supply. They should think again about the consequences ...




October 10, 2004

Prescription drugs can be expensive, especially for low-income seniors without drug coverage. But those who buy drugs over the Internet from Canada are taking a real and unnecessary risk with their health. Americans think it?s just as safe to buy drug...




July 30, 2004

Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute and Joe Antos of the American Enterprise Institute spoke at the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Seattle on July 29 about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Her...




July 26, 2004

Heated criticism of the new Medicare drug discount cards is discouraging many seniors from enrolling in the program, but several new studies show those who don?t sign up could be leaving thousands of dollars on the table. Medicare?s new prescription dru...




July 26, 2004

It was distressing to read that Rep. James Moran thinks that the new Medicare Drug Discount Cards will be of little value to seniors. Recent studies showing the full value of the program to seniors contradict that view. For example: The Business Rou...




July 22, 2004

It is unfortunate that a scientist like Dr. Marcia Angell would be careless in her use of facts in arguing that ?Big pharma is a two-faced friend,? (The Financial Times, 19 July 2004). She says that ?prescription drug prices are sky high and rising fa...




June 2, 2004

Click here to view Grace-Marie Turner's PowerPoint presentation on "The Truth About the Medicare Drug Discount Card." ...




May 27, 2004

The new Medicare drug discount cards were activated June 1, and seniors are starting to find out for themselves whether the cards will provide real savings on their medicines. Two new studies show the savings can be substantial. Nonetheless, critics h...




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