LE Magazine August 2000
Date:______________________________________
To the Honorable____________________________
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
I am writing you to express my support for the bill S 2520
that was introduced on May 9, 2000, by Senator James Jefford.
S 2520 has ten cosponsors and I am requesting that you also
join as a cosponsor.
S 2520 would allow Americans to import into the United States
FDA-approved drugs manufactured at FDA-approved manufacturing
facilities in other countries. This would enable me to
drastically reduce the price I pay for my prescription drugs
and will help to keep a lid on my medical insurance
premiums.
Americans pay the highest prices in the world for drugs that
are identical to those sold in Europe and Canada. On November
3, 1999, Families USA released a study showing that the cost
of drugs for seniors went up four times faster than the
inflation rate. If something is not done, the high cost of
prescription drugs will bankrupt most senior citizens.
I don't want Medicare (meaning tax dollars) used to subsidize
drug prices, nor do I want a new pack of bureaucrats mandating
price controls of drugs. Instead, I want to see free market
forces compete for my business, as this is the most efficient
way I can gain access to better medicines at lower
prices.
I therefore urge you to cosponsor S 2520 so that Americans
will be free to shop for FDA- approved drugs from FDA-approved
manufacturers anywhere in the world. Passage of S 2520 would
go a long way to resolving the looming Medicare crisis, and it
would provide an immediate cost savings to Americans on their
prescription drugs purchases and health insurance
premiums.
Kindly inform me if you are going to cosponsor S 2520 so I
can enthusiastically inform people I know in your district
that you are taking aggressive steps to protect the ordinary
citizen from the skyrocketing prices of prescription
drugs.
Signed ________________________________
Name _________________________________
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