[Ip-health] McCain targets pharmaceuticals

[Sean Flynn]

Mike picked this up:


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/us/politics/12health.html?_r=1&ref=tod
ayspaper&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

McCain Health Care Plan Puts Focus on Spending

New York Times
October 12, 2007
By MARC SANTORA

[snip]

He also singled out pharmaceutical companies, insisting that they reveal

the price of their drugs to consumers, and called for "greater
competition to our drug markets by safe re-importation of drugs, by
faster introduction of generic drugs" or by other means.

[snip]

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 From McCain's website:
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/19ba2f1c-c03f-4ac2-8cd5-5cf2e
db527cf.htm

[snip]

Foster the development of routes for safe, cheaper generic versions of
drugs and biologic pharmaceuticals. Develop safety protocols that permit

re-importation to keep competition vigorous.

[snip]


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