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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SiouxPal who wrote (59613)	10/10/2004 7:25:31 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Good. I mean, GREAT. Bush lied during the debate that he is helping seniors on Medicare. Kerry told the truth that Bush is for the pharmaceuticals: Health care Bush has been friendly to the pharmaceutical industry. Medicare's new prescription drug program, for instance, doesn't allow the government to negotiate for price cuts with drug companies. Bush would continue to oppose anything that smacks of price controls. A Kerry administration, on the other hand, would press for concessions on prices in the Medicare drug program and permit lower-priced drugs to be re-imported from Canada, experts said. Other health care companies would benefit under Kerry, some said. What Kerry doesn't spend on defense would be shifted to health care for lower-income families, said Sung Won Sohn, chief economist for Wells Fargo & Co. in Minneapolis. "HMOs, hospitals and all these health care providers would benefit. There will be more dollars for them," he said. baltimoresun.com