PROP. 78 PRO: DRUG DISCOUNTS TO AID MANY.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 (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. Bureau SACRAMENTO - Supporters of Proposition 78, written by the pharmaceutical industry, say the program would take effect immediately and offer discounts on prescription medication to low-income low-in·come adj. Of or relating to individuals or households supported by an income that is below average. Californians. The measure involves voluntary participation by the drug companies and, for a $15 application fee, would provide discounts to seniors and uninsured Californians earning up to 300 percent of the poverty level. That means it would apply to individuals earning $29,000 a year, or a family of four earning $58,000 or less. The measure is designed to address the soaring soaring: see flight; glider. soaring or gliding Sport of flying a glider or sailplane. The craft is towed behind a powered airplane to an altitude of about 2,000 ft (600 m) and then released. costs of prescription drugs 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, in the state and is competing on the ballot with Proposition 79 - an initiative that has the same goal but mandates drug-company participation. If more than 50 percent of voters approve both measures, the one with the most votes would take effect. ``(Proposition 78 is) a workable drug discount program that will go into effect immediately after it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have passed and provide real discounts to uninsured, low-income people,'' said Denise Davis, spokeswoman for the Yes on 78/No on 79 campaign. Proponents say Proposition 78 is an improved version of a program operating successfully in Ohio that delivers average discounts of 31 percent, and note that despite the program being voluntary among drug companies, every major prescription drug maker participates in the Ohio program. The pharmaceutical industry has amassed more than $80 million for its dual Yes on 78/No on 79 campaigns. Davis noted that the industry does not need an incentive to comply with the Proposition 78 program because it supports it. ``The companies have pledged their support publicly,'' Davis said. ``They're heavily invested in this, they want it to work, they want it to be a model for success for the rest of the nation.'' Harrison Sheppard, (916) 446-6723 harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com |
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