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March 5, 2008, 5:16 pm
Flag as Inappropriate ewills
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Drugs for Elderly More Costly, Study Finds
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According to a new article in the Washington Post, drugmakers increased prices by an average of 7.4 percent last year for the brand-name medicines most commonly prescribed to the elderly, according to the advocacy group AARP.
AARP said prices charged to wholesalers have been slightly higher since the Medicare drug benefit started on Jan. 1, 2006. Since then, the outcry over prices has diminished, with the government picking up much of the tab.
"Unfortunately, many manufacturers have taken the absence of an outcry as a green light to go ahead and raise prices even more," said John Rother, AARP's policy director.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030402769.html?hpid=sec-health
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March 9, 2008, 5:17 pm
Flag as Inappropriate carybyrd says...
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It is unfortunate because the elderly usually take more medications than the average person.
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March 29, 2008, 11:52 am
Flag as Inappropriate skatss says...
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I'm not surprised. This is awful. The elderly are being taken advantage of just because there isn't an out cry. Even if the elderly did complain I doubt if anything would be done about it.
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