Affordable Prescription Drugs
Maine's Attempt to Control Medication Prices for the Uninsured
Excerpt
Maine implemented a plan in 2000 to use the money it spent on prescription drugs through the Medicaid program to pressure pharmaceutical companies into paying negotiated rebates for residents who don’t have prescription drug coverage.
In This Issue
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Foreword
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Inside the Supreme Court
Status of Important Cases Before the Highest Tribunal
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The Maine Rx Program
Overview of State Law and Resulting Court Action
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Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
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Opinion of the Court
Maine Can Begin Operating Its Prescription Drug Program
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Pro & Con
Can a State Use Its Medicaid Buying Power to Force Prescription Drug Companies to Offer Lower Prices to Non-Medicaid Patients?
