[Pharm-policy] House Amendment on G-8 and Nafta price controls

[James Love]

I just recieved this alarming note.  I was told that this involves a
bill that will be introduced today, for which there will be a hearing
tomorrow, and a mark-up on Thursday.  

 Jamie

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Subject:  Republican Medicare Bill
   Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:41:34 -0400
  From: "Hurwit, Cathy" <Cathy.Hurwit@mail.house.gov>
    To: love@cptech.org

Jamie:  I wanted to make sure you knew that Title IV of the Medicare
Prescription Drug & Modernization Act, which will be the subject of
hearing
and markup in the Ways & Means Committee this week, requires that the US
Trade Rep enter into negotiations with G-8 countries and NAFTA
signatores to
"eliminate price controls and the unfair trade practices" that result
from
application of such controls.  We don't have statutory language as yet,
this
is from an outline of the bill.

In other words, the way to solve discriminatory pricing is to bring
everyone
else up to our levels.

Cathy Hurwit
Rep. Schakowsky
202 225-2111


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