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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:56 PM Original message |
Why can't medicare negotiate for the cheapest drug prices? |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug bill banned them from doing this |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. in the interest of competition no doubt. |
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rustydog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Come on now, whole story...Republican pressure to guarantee |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Yup. That simple. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. because politicians are so stupid they gave away a bargaining chip worth gazillions |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. They're not stupid. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. So that Harry and Louise would be on the Democrats' side this time |
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katkat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. your government at work for BigPharma n/t |
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JSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. A Repuke plan to destroy Medicare |
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Quasimodem (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. If Americans start ingesting those cheap Canadian drugs . . . |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Because that would help the American People too much. n/t |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. It should have happened. VA prescription medicine |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-02-09 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. Title 42 United States Code, Section 1395w-111 |
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