ADVISORY/IPI Expert Available for Comment on Prescription Drug Benefit for Seniors.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY... A new prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, benefit for seniors has been approved by the House Ways and Means WAYS AND MEANS. In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means. Committee, and is expected to be considered soon by the full House. The Republican plan is less costly than the one supported by the Democrats, and it tries to incorporate the private sector. But does the country really need a prescription drug benefit? Is the Republican plan significantly different than the Democratic alternative? Is it a new entitlement, coming at a time when federal revenues are shrinking? And will it lead to rationing rationing, allotment of scarce supplies, usually by governmental decree, to provide equitable distribution. It may be employed also to conserve economic resources and to reinforce price and production controls. , reduced access or price controls on prescription drugs? IPI's visiting scholar A visiting scholar, in the world of academia, is a scholar from an institution who visits a receiving university that hosts him where he or she is projected to teach (visiting professor), lecture (visiting lecturer), or perform research (visiting researcher Dr. Merrill Matthews is available to answer these and other questions. His recent article in Insight magazine -- a point-counterpoint with AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Bill Novelli --argues that if Congress is determined to pass a prescription drug benefit, then it should be means-tested and limited to those who need help most. WHO: Merrill Matthews Jr., Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, Institute for Policy Innovation WHAT: Do we need a prescription drug benefit, and if so, what should it look like? WHEN: Available for TV, radio, print or by phone upon request. The Institute for Policy Innovation is a free-market economic think tank based in Dallas. IPI's focus is on researching and marketing public policy solutions that harness the strength of individual choice, limited government and pro-growth solutions. |
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