PROP. 78 CON: FIRMS NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE PART.Byline: Harrison Harrison, town (1990 pop. 13,425), Hudson co., NE N.J., an industrial suburb on the Passaic River opposite Newark; inc. 1869. The town has several foundries. Its manufactures include plastics, paperboard, and metal products. Sheppard Sheppard can refer to:
SACRAMENTO - Opponents of the Proposition 78 drug-discount program argue that it does not provide the necessary incentives to persuade the pharmaceutical industry to participate. ``The drug companies' Prop. 78 lets the drug companies decide what drugs get discounted, what drugs get excluded and whether the drug companies participate at all,'' said Anthony Wright Anthony Wright or Tony Wright or could be
Opponents note that the proposition includes no provisions to allow the state to enforce the discounts, and no penalties for drug companies that do not provide discounts. Wright said the measure - competing on the ballot with Proposition 79, which would make drug-company participation mandatory - also would allow the program to end if companies decline to participate or not enough patients sign up. Opponents say California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). tried a voluntary approach several years ago - the Golden Bear State Pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. , designed to offer seniors voluntary discounts on prescription medications. Only 14 of 500 drug manufacturers agreed to participate, and the program ultimately shut down. Opponents also criticize crit·i·cize v. crit·i·cized, crit·i·ciz·ing, crit·i·ciz·es v.tr. 1. To find fault with: criticized the decision as unrealistic. See Usage Note at critique. the discounts that would be created by the proposition, saying they are based on the ``lowest commercial price'' set by the drug companies. Those discounts, they say, could range from 15 percent to 40 percent, and would be less than discounts available under the competing proposition. They also argue that Proposition 78 is not as comprehensive as the competing proposition, under which twice as many Californians would be eligible for discounts. ``It's a sham False; without substance. A sham Pleading is one that is good in form but is so clearly false in fact that it does not raise any genuine issue. ,'' said Earl Lui, a senior attorney with Consumers Union, which opposes Proposition 78. ``It's a completely voluntary program controlled by the drug companies.'' Harrison Sheppard, (916) 446-6723 harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com |
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