State to Start Importation of Rx Drugs Gov. Baldacci Defies Feds in Move to Lower Drug Costs
Bangor Daily News › October 01, 2004
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AUGUSTA - Maine will challenge the federal Department of Health and Human Services by initiating a program to re-import drugs from Canada, Gov. John Baldacci announced Thursday.
The state can't wait, the governor said, for the federal government to enact reforms that ensure affordable access to medications for all Americans and will instead take action on behalf of Maine citizens.See the full content of this document
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State to Start Importation of Rx Drugs Gov. Baldacci Defies Feds in Move to Lower Drug Costs
The plan presented during a State House press conference Thursday has been in development for several years and, when combined with legislation passed last session, is expected to provide savings of 25 to 50 percent to an estimated 325,000 uninsured and underinsured Mainers.
With a $400,000 grant from the state's off...See the full content of this document
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