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quote [ Cory Booker joins Senate Republicans to kill measure to import cheap medicine from Canada. ]
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kylemcbitch said @ 10:08am GMT on 13th January
From the article itself:
The safety excuse has long been a refuge for policymakers who don’t want to assist Americans struggling with prescription drug costs. Bills to legalize importation passed in 2000 and 2007, but expired after the Clinton and Bush administrations refused to certify that it would be safe. The Obama administration also cited safety concerns when opposing an importation measure in the Affordable Care Act.
A second amendment Wednesday, authored by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, would have allowed importation pending a safety certification, just like the previous laws passed on the subject. It also failed. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., used that amendment to claim on Twitter that he voted “to lower drug prices through importation from Canada,” and Booker referred to the Wyden amendment in his statement as well. This is a well-worn tactic from opponents of importation to mislead their constituents, as they know such certification will never occur.
The safety excuse is mostly a chimera, as most of the drugs that would be imported from Canada were originally manufactured in the United States; they’re just cheaper there, because the Canadian government uses a review board and price negotiation to make drugs more affordable.
“My first response to that is show me the dead Canadians. Where are the dead Canadians?” former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, once asked during his own push to allow for importation.
This both explains why 13 Republicans were on board. This is not their first attempt by a long shot. However, we have passed things like the Wyden Amendment and we have seen exactly how it goes: the certification process never goes anywhere and then the bill, while past, is totally fucking useless.
I don't blame those 13 Republicans for not walking across the aisle again just so they can help democrats in the pocket of big pharma avoid looking like the compromised douche-bags they absolutely are.
kylemcbitch said @ 10:13am GMT on 13th January
From the article itself:
The safety excuse has long been a refuge for policymakers who don’t want to assist Americans struggling with prescription drug costs. Bills to legalize importation passed in 2000 and 2007, but expired after the Clinton and Bush administrations refused to certify that it would be safe. The Obama administration also cited safety concerns when opposing an importation measure in the Affordable Care Act.
A second amendment Wednesday, authored by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, would have allowed importation pending a safety certification, just like the previous laws passed on the subject. It also failed. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., used that amendment to claim on Twitter that he voted “to lower drug prices through importation from Canada,” and Booker referred to the Wyden amendment in his statement as well. This is a well-worn tactic from opponents of importation to mislead their constituents, as they know such certification will never occur.
The safety excuse is mostly a chimera, as most of the drugs that would be imported from Canada were originally manufactured in the United States; they’re just cheaper there, because the Canadian government uses a review board and price negotiation to make drugs more affordable.
“My first response to that is show me the dead Canadians. Where are the dead Canadians?” former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, once asked during his own push to allow for importation.
This both explains why 13 Republicans were on board, and why they didn't get on board for the other. This is not their first attempt by a long shot. However, we have passed things like the Wyden Amendment and we have seen exactly how it goes: the certification process never goes anywhere and then the bill, while past, is totally fucking useless.
I don't blame those 13 Republicans for not walking across the aisle again just so they can help democrats in the pocket of big pharma avoid looking like the compromised douche-bags they absolutely are.
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kylemcbitch said @ 10:08am GMT on 13th January
From the article itself:
The safety excuse has long been a refuge for policymakers who don’t want to assist Americans struggling with prescription drug costs. Bills to legalize importation passed in 2000 and 2007, but expired after the Clinton and Bush administrations refused to certify that it would be safe. The Obama administration also cited safety concerns when opposing an importation measure in the Affordable Care Act.
A second amendment Wednesday, authored by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, would have allowed importation pending a safety certification, just like the previous laws passed on the subject. It also failed. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., used that amendment to claim on Twitter that he voted “to lower drug prices through importation from Canada,” and Booker referred to the Wyden amendment in his statement as well. This is a well-worn tactic from opponents of importation to mislead their constituents, as they know such certification will never occur.
The safety excuse is mostly a chimera, as most of the drugs that would be imported from Canada were originally manufactured in the United States; they’re just cheaper there, because the Canadian government uses a review board and price negotiation to make drugs more affordable.
“My first response to that is show me the dead Canadians. Where are the dead Canadians?” former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, once asked during his own push to allow for importation.
This both explains why 13 Republicans were on board, and why they didn't get on board for the other. This is not their first attempt by a long shot. However, we have passed things like the Wyden Amendment and we have seen exactly how it goes: the certification process never goes anywhere and then the bill, while past, is totally fucking useless.
I don't blame those 13 Republicans for not walking across the aisle again just so they can help democrats in the pocket of big pharma avoid looking like the compromised douche-bags they absolutely are.
