Unhealthy, slippery slope

Last week, after defeating about a dozen amendments, the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill that would allow, but not require, the administration to interfere in Medicare drug price negotiations between private drug plans and the pharmaceutical...

The Consequences of "Negotiation"

Within the next few weeks, the Senate is expected to vote on whether to allow the federal government to negotiate prices for prescription drugs offered through the new Medicare drug program. The House already has passed a similar bill that advocates say...

Comparing Apples to Anthrax

During the 2001 anthrax attacks, thousands of Americans who were possibly exposed to the deadly bacteria were given a powerful antibiotic, Cipro. The drug, developed by Bayer HealthCare, was literally a lifesaver during the crisis -- especially for...

The Facts: Medicare Part D and Prescription Drug Prices

Price negotiation by competing private plans offering Medicare drug coverage is producing high satisfaction rates among seniors at a much lower cost than if the government had provided a traditional plan. Congress should not impose new government...

Medicare Price Negotiations: A Resource Guide

The Facts: Medicare Part D and Prescription Drug Prices Source: A fact sheet jointly prepared by health policy experts from the American Enterprise Institute, the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, the Galen Institute, The Heritage Foundation...

No Way VA is a Better Way

Appeared in the East Texas Review

It seems like such a good idea. The government has gotten into the business of administering prescription-drug insurance plans through the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. But it turns out the government...

What's Wrong With Negotiations?

Since the New Year began, the political conversation has been all-talk-all-the-time about prescription drug prices. The idea that the government should negotiate prescription drug prices is a key piece of the reform agenda for the new Congress...

Drug Importation and

(Alexandria, VA) -- Several members of Congress, led by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), have announced plans to allow Americans to import prescription drugs so they can take advantage of price controls imposed by other countries. Members indicated...