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Senate Rejects Drug Importation Amendment, Protects the Secret PhRMA Deal

December 16, 2009 - by Donny Shaw

The Senate last night voted down an amendment that would have allowed American to buy FDA-approved prescription drugs from overseas, where prices are usually much lower. If it had passed and been added to the Senate health care bill, it has been estimated to save consumers $80 billion on drugs over the next ten years and the government $19 billion over the same period.

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