18 Sep 2007 11:00 AM
Congress Should 'Bring Back' Discounted Oral Contraceptives At Colleges, Clinics, Editorial Says
Congress should "act quickly to bring back" an incentive for pharmaceutical companies to provide discounted oral contraceptives at college health centers and community health clinics, which was "inadvertently eliminated" by a 2005 deficit-reduction law that focused on Medicaid, a Boston Globe editorial says (Boston Globe, 9/14).
The law, which went into effect in January, resulted in drug makers having to pay more to participate in Medicaid, and fewer drug companies now are providing prescription drug discounts. Some experts have said that many students could switch…
The law, which went into effect in January, resulted in drug makers having to pay more to participate in Medicaid, and fewer drug companies now are providing prescription drug discounts. Some experts have said that many students could switch…
