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Resolve to bar Canadian meds dwindles; Pending Senate bill would permit importation of prescription drugs.(News)
Business Insurance, September, 2003 by Wojcik, Joanne
Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK PITTSFIELD, Mass.-Another Massachusetts city may try to reduce its prescription drug-related benefits costs by allowing plan participants to buy prescriptions from Canada. The city of Pittsfield is "looking into the possibility of purchasing drugs from Canada,'' said a spokeswoman in the mayor's office.
She declined to provide further details. Last month, the city of Springfield, Mass., announced that it would pay the full cost of drugs purchased from Canada by members of its health plan. Because prescription drugs generally cost between 30% and 80% less in Canada, the city expects to save $4 million this fiscal year (BI, Aug. 18). Prescription drug costs are lower in Canada than in the United States because of price controls imposed...
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