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Monday, October 24, 2011
Here It Comes
Your access to drug choices could be limited, depending on what the Congressional supercommittee decides, GovExec reports. The deficit reduction super committee is looking at changes to the way pharmacy benefits are negotiated for feds. The proposal would allow the Office of Personnel Management to negotiate prices for all drug program participants. OPM would work with a single pharmacy benefit manager. The administration says it could save $1.6 billion dollars over 10 years. The idea is part of President Obama's cost cutting package that he unveiled last month.
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isn't this exciting ! and to think the all knowing; all controling government wants to control all the vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements we purchase and consume.
how many people have you heard of that got sick or died from these supplements? now how many people have you heard of that got sick; had very bad side effects and died from drugs approved by the FDA? this should NOT be controled; ever. government / go away and leave us alone. just do your job; defense and infrastructure that is not being done by the state.
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