Last week, as two new studies showed that prescription-drug prices increased in 2003 at least three times faster than the rate of inflation, Leon County joined the growing number of states and local governments -- including Palm Beach County -- exploring the purchase of medicines from Canada. The ultimate solution to the nationwide problem of expensive medicine is not reimporting cheaper prescription drugs, but the contagious civil disobedience is forcing overdue bipartisan discussion in Congress.
Posted by Editor at June 8, 2004 03:06 PM