2 Governors Stump for Drug Plan Baldacci, Iowa's Vilsack Promote Three-State Alliance

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ORONO - Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack was in Maine on Tuesday, appearing with Gov. John Baldacci in South Portland and Orono to promote the three-state prescription drug purchasing alliance known as the Sovereign States Drug Consortium.

Vermont is the third member of the consortium, which recently won federal approval and is expected to save the states millions in Medicaid drug costs by negotiating lower prices from drug manufacturers.

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2 Governors Stump for Drug Plan Baldacci, Iowa's Vilsack Promote Three-State Alliance

Vilsack, who is considering a run for the presidency in 2008, and Baldacci, campaigning for re-election to the Blaine House, visited a public housing complex for senior citizens in South Portland before heading north. In Orono, they visited the...

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