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10/21 2004

Few Americans Buy Meds Online

Few Americans Buy Meds Online

Long time no see guys and gals! Today a I bring you this nice little article bebunhking the claim that everyone and their dog is buying their Meds online. I thought this was the most interesting part “More then 60 percent said they thought drugs bought from internet vendors were not as safe those purchased from a local drug store, while 20 percent said they were equally safe.”

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10/21 2004

How to solve US health care problem—outsource it

Here’s an article from the Washington Post about the increasing number of “medical tourists” going to India to get lower cost treatment. Just like other labor in India, surgeries can be done at a fraction of the price of the job in the US.

Three months ago, Howard Staab learned that he suffered from a life-threatening heart condition and would have to undergo surgery at a cost of up to $200,000 — an impossible sum for the 53-year-old carpenter from Durham, N.C., who has no health insurance.

So he outsourced the job to India.

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08/17 2004

Illinois to Set Up a Program

From the WSJ.

In the latest salvo in the battle over cheaper, imported pharmaceuticals, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he will set up a program to help state residents order prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom through a Web site and toll-free phone number.

The Illinois arrangement is more ambitious than Web sites offered by Minnesota and other states. Illinois plans to contract with a pharmacy-benefit manager to establish a list of pharmacies and wholesalers in Canada, Ireland and the U.K.

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