Senator Calls for Investigation Into Report That Drugmakers Sharply Raised Costs

[Divine Discontent]

Source: Fox News (through Google News)

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida is urging the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general to investigate reports that prescription drug makers are raising prices ahead of Congress' sweeping health care overhaul.

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida is urging the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate reports that prescription drug makers are raising prices ahead of Congress' sweeping health care reform bill.

In a letter sent to Health inspector Daniel R. Levinson on Wednesday, Nelson said he is proposing an amendment that would force the country's biggest pharmaceutical companies to offset more of the costs.

Nelson cited a recent AARP study that found that drugmakers have dramatically upped the cost on commonly used brand-name drugs.
"I want to know if there's a back-door move under way by the drugmakers to recover some of the concessions they've promised for health care reform," Nelson said.

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Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/18/senator-calls-investigation-report-drugmakers-raised-costs/

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pretty obvious they're corrupt. I didn't like that deal that was made anyhow.

[FarLeftFist]

1. Check how much Canada pays for prescriptions. Investigation complete.

[Mithreal]

2. +1

[Divine Discontent]

3. +2

[PSPS]

4. That won't work. We all know that drugs sold in Canada aren't safe

You've heard all the stories about Canadians dropping dead in the streets, and that the drugs that an American plant ships there are inferior to those shipped here. After all, the very same drug is sold in Canada for anywhere from 30% - 90% less than it is sold for here. So there must be something wrong with those drugs. If it were otherwise, there wouldn't be laws against Americans buying drugs in Canada, right? Right?

[pattmarty]

5. Yep. My wife and I get most of ours from there. Obama ought grow........

.........some balls and repeal the law or regulation that prohibits buying drugs from Canada and other countries that have equal or in some cases superior safety measures on drugs. For christ sake finally make it legal for re-importation, give the poor fucking consumers at least some crumbs.

[dflprincess]

7. You'll notice that they never warn us that the generics

pharma has made in China and imports here may not be safe. We're just suppose to believe that this is the one area where China has quality control.

[KingBob]

6. Price gouging anyone???

[Divine Discontent]

8. be nice if they'd hold the crooks accountable....