Bush agreed to the provision about drug prices in order to get the pharmaceutical companies to endorse Part D. He sold out.When seniors were switched over to Medicare D, their cost of prescription drugs shot up.
If I recall correctly, Bush's 2003 Medicare screw up, ALSO banned states from "repatriation" of drugs from Canada....thereby allowing seniors to be screwed out of accessing cheaper drugs (that were originally manufactured in the states, anyway.)
As for Canada, I always chuckle when I hear people say our seniors should be able to buy their drugs there.
Hello? Our senior population is greater than the entire population of Canada! So how do you think that would work out?
I have never purchased a drug from Canada. I am a senior-----what is stopping me from buying drugs from Canada. My scripts do not say "MEDICARE" on them