Some Frank Reporting From KYW 1060

As you may have heard, Ed Rendell wants to buy prescription drugs for the entire state. Or something like that. He wants to expand healthcare for the poor and needy. Or something like that. But before he does any of that, he wants to make drugs cheaper. Not for you or me, though. (We’re not that lucky.)

Rendell wants to streamline the current programs and save money on how much the state pays for prescription drugs. You might wonder why this hasn’t been done before. And KYW 1060’s David Madden explains why:

This plan has been proposed before but fell victim to budget negotiations (translation: lobbyist pressure). If the plan is implemented as proposed in October, it could save the state about $94 million a year.

Ohh, those wacky lobbyists. What won’t they think of next?

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