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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 01:37 AM Sep 2012

AG ruling ends program of Canadian drugs in Maine, leading to higher medicine costs for many

And those motherfucking whores for the 1% say they believe in "free markets."

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/07/health/ag-ruling-means-higher-medicine-costs-for-state-employees-businesses-that-bought-from-canada/print/

Attorney General William Schneider’s determination that CanaRx, a Canadian firm that distributes prescription medications by mail, cannot be licensed in Maine imperils more than $3 million in annual savings budgeted for the state employees’ health plan.

The decision affects approximately 1,200 Maine households, according to CanaRx senior program adviser Chris Collins. It also poses financial repercussions for the city of Portland and Guilford-based Hardwood Products Co., both of which have contracted with CanaRx for years.

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