Monday, July 01, 2002
Price Discrimination

Prescription Drugs Are More Expensive in Rep. Waxman's Congressional District in California than in Canada, Europe, and Japan

Rep. Waxman released a report that shows dramatic price difference between what an average senior on the Westside of Los Angeles pays for prescription drugs compared to the price paid by seniors in other countries. Said Rep. Waxman, "A grandmother on the Westside has to pay more than twice as much for her drugs as a grandmother in France, in Canada, in Germany, in Italy, and in the United Kingdom. And for some drugs, seniors in Los Angeles are paying over three times more than seniors in other countries. This unconscionable gouging is unacceptable and has to end."