Wednesday, September 16, 2009

NYTIMES: Baucus Plan Pleases Drug Makers, but Not Other Groups

By Duff Wilson

Earlier this year, after the Senate Finance Committee and the White House asked health industry groups to make concessions to help pay for a health care overhaul, only two groups ultimately came through. One, the drug industry, offered $80 billion over 10 years, while the other, hospitals, offered $155 billion.

For drug makers, the proposal unveiled Wednesday by the Finance Committee chairman, Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, met their expectations and promises to send millions of new customers their way.
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