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 Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Medicare Prescription Drugs: Conference Committee Agreement Asks Beneficiaries to Pay Too High a Price For Modest Benefit
A report by Gail Shearer, director of health policy analysis for Consumers Union (Adobe Acrobat format) which indicates that "the $400 billion over 10 years set aside for Medicare beneficiaries drug costs would cover just 22% of anticipated medication expenses during that period." See also the related CU press release.