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Prescription Drugs Are More Expensive in the 4th Congressional District in Arkansas than in Canada, Europe, and Japan

House Committee on Government Reform
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Special Investigations Division
Abstract
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Government Reform examined the financial impact of high prescription drug prices on senior citizens in the 4th Congressional District of Arkansas, particularly those without Medicare coverage for drugs. The report attributes the high drug prices to price discrimination by manufacturers, a practice not addressed in the U.S. compared to other developed countries. The investigation comparing the prices paid by seniors for popular brand-name prescription drugs in Arkansas with prices in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Date
2002-06-01
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House Minority Staff Report
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14 pages
Congress
107
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14300/966
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3: Health
PAP Minor Code
335: Prescription Drug Coverage and Costs
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