Prescription Drugs : Pricing Differences Between Insured and Uninsured Consumers.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition.

Medical economics.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.

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Summary:

Analyzes the high cost of prescription drugs for the uninsured, mainly elderly population, in relation to the insured. Examines the sources of price differentiation, including the roles of major third-party buyers such as pharmaceutical manufacturers and retail pharmacies. Outlines policy implications and proposals for assisting the elderly, including the Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act, the Making Affordable Prescriptions Available for Seniors Act, and a Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Prescription Drugs

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