Medicare Rx Debate Moves To Center Of Presidential Campaigns
Executive Summary
The outcome of House/Senate negotiations over drug re-importation and taxpayer funded research will be the most pressing pharmaceutical-related issues in Washington, D.C., as the Medicare drug benefit debate takes center stage in the Presidential campaign.
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