HITTING THE SICK IN THE WALLET -- BY ALEX M. BRILL, The American

Taxes and other provisions in the current healthcare reform legislation will inflict the sick and the elderly with higher prices.

The healthcare reform bill heading to the floor of the Senate includes new drug company “fees” and increased Medicaid drug rebates that together total more than $40 billion over the next decade, part of the $80-billion “shared responsibility” deal agreed to by the pharmaceutical industry, the White House, and Senator Max Baucus

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