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The Republican Party has long been divided on allowing the importation of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, a policy proposal President Joe Biden revived in a sweeping executive order after the Trump administration's similar efforts fizzled in 2020.... ...The Trump administration’s vision for legal prescription drug importation from Canada did not materialize, despite enthusiasm from Trump and his ally, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has pushed for prescription drug importation as a fix to high drug costs for years. In 2019, the Trump administration first proposed to import inexpensive drugs from Canada, where prescription drugs are cheaper because the government...

By the time they reach high school, nearly 20 percent of all American boys will be diagnosed with ADHD. Millions of those boys will be prescribed a powerful stimulant to "normalize" them. A great many of those boys will suffer serious side effects from those drugs. The shocking truth is that many of those diagnoses are wrong, and that most of those boys are being drugged for no good reason—simply for being boys. It's time we recognize this as a crisis.

When the issue of having the federal government negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies for the Medicare Part D program comes up later this week in Congress, it will be another example of an idea that seems to poll well and appears to enjoy a great deal of public support. However an in depth look at public opinion shows that once the American people understand the possible implications of negotiating the cost of prescription drug prices, public opinion changes significantly and voters become very skeptical of the idea and the implications for public health. Penn, Schoen, and Berland, a...

<p>Kudos to Arizona Rep. J.D. Hayworth for exposing the misleading statements made by Gov. Janet Napolitano about her prescription drug card.</p> <p>There is no question she was caught trying to pull a fast one on seniors. Sadly, she almost got away with it because the media are too busy blowing Napolitano kisses to see if what she says is true.</p>

<p>In a possible preview of the 2006 gubernatorial race, Republican U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth on Wednesday accused Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano of misleading Arizona seniors about federal and state prescription drug programs.</p> <p>Hayworth said Napolitano hyped the benefits of the state program she launched while creating misimpressions about the new federal version passed by the Republican-led Congress last year.</p>

A thread for those listening to today's show.

Attention Senior Freepers in Washington DC! Citizens for Better Medicare is sponsoring a free luncheon for all interested in hearing about alternatives to the bad McCain-Schumer bill on Monday, April 22. They want to meet and identify Freepers who can go head-to-head with the AARP in policy debates. Logistics: Monday, April 22 at "The Forum" Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA. The forum will begin at 10:30am, lunch is at noon PLEASE CALL TO RSVP AND ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION IF NECESSARY. THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT CBM NEEDS TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE TO SERVE. These are...