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To: TimF who wrote (36699)9/3/2009 11:42:39 PM
From: RMF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
I'm not saying "MAKE" it cheaper.

I'm saying that companies should be allowed to NEGOTIATE.

The government is a GIGANTIC user of prescription drugs through Medicare and Medicaid. Are they allowed to negotiate prices down?

Pfizer just paid a $2 Billion dollar fine for screwing around on their drug sales. For them that's just a "cost of doing business".

There's a LOT of "margin" in drug sales that could be negotiated.