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Juin 13, 2003 2:00AM

Prescription Benefit Tied to Medicare may Deny Payments for Pricier, More Effective Drugs
John R. Graham
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Worried about rising expenditures for prescription drugs, many states are employing preferred lists to encourage doctors to prescribe older, lower-priced drugs and forego the latest, more expensive medicines.

If Congress succeeds in passing a Medicare prescription drug benefit this year, the debate over preferred drug lists - now raging in numerous states - is likely to explode onto the national stage.

The lists - also known as formularies - are, whether we like it or not, a form of rationing. Ask any Canadian.

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prescription drugs, drug prices, health care costs, medicare, prescription drug benefit, drug benefit plan, drug plan, preferred drug lists, patented drugs, generic drugs
Mai 6, 2003 2:00AM

The Fairness of Fair Pharmacare
John R. Graham
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The newspapers and airwaves are filled with people fuming about Fair Pharmacare. There are three major complaints (other than the challenge of getting through to Pharmacare to register). Firstly, that Fair Pharmacare forces patients to pay more of their own money for prescriptions. Secondly, that the requirement to report your income is a violation of privacy. Thirdly, that it is inappropriate to use income from 2001 to determine benefits in 2003.
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pharmacare, prescription drugs, fair pharmacare, drug prices, drug plan, drug benefit plan, prescription drug benefit plan