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tvoivozhd---more delaying action to avoid doing something effective in 
reducing drug prices in the United States by comsumers buying in the 
world market instead of being confined to the artificially high prices 
prevalent in the U.S... 

"Over objections from some drug companies, the Bush administration 
unveiled a new feature 
<http://www.medicare.gov/AssistancePrograms/home.asp?version=alternate&browser=Default%7C0%7Cunknown&language=English&defaultstatus=0&pagelist=Home&dest=> 
of a federal Web site on September 15, 2004, comparing prices for 
similar brand-name drugs that can be used to treat conditions like high 
blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis and allergies. The 
information, compiled originally for Medicare beneficiaries, is 
available to all consumers at www.medicare.gov 
<http://www.medicare.gov>. Federal health officials said that doctors 
and patients could use the data to choose less expensive drugs providing 
benefits similar or identical to those of high-cost medications. 'We are 
creating greater competition among drug companies and giving seniors 
more power to compare prices and choose the lowest-cost medicine that's 
right for them,' said Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and 
human services." - Source 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/16/politics/16drug.html?ex=1252987200&en=6143e8a0f5c290b2&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland> 
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