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Article: Schwarzenegger Drug Plan Bought and Paid for By Drug Companies, Leaves Most Californians Without Protection
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- January 6, 2005
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The details of
Governor Schwarzenegger's drug proposal announced today will allow
only those with incomes of up to 300 percent of the poverty level to
participate in the program and give drug companies too much control
over the size of drug discounts, according to the Foundation for
Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR). FTCR criticized the governor's
plan announced last night in the State of the State address because
the plan relies on voluntary discounts from drug companies and bars
access for most consumers and all businesses.
"By limiting the program to only some of the uninsured and relying
on hand-outs from drug companies, the Governor's ...