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Medicare Drug Card Prices Remain High

House Committee on Government Reform
Special Investigations Division
Abstract
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Government Reform examines prices for new Medicare prescription drug cards as published on the Medicare website during the Bush Administration. An analysis found that the initial prices wouldn't provide significant discounts for seniors. The report indicates minimal changes in prices for the least expensive cards, with a 2% increase in the lowest priced card for the ten most popular brand-name drugs used by seniors. Drug card prices also continued to exceed other drug prices, including those negotiated by the federal government and prices in Canada, offering little advantage for seniors.
Date
2004-06-02
Document Type
House Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
8 pages
Congress
108
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
3: Health
PAP Minor Code
335: Prescription Drug Coverage and Costs
Related Hearings
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20051024194507/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=343&Issue=Prescription+Drugs