Health Care & Prescription Drugs News

Small Business-owners Meet Senators, White House & Deliver a Message: Small Businesses Need Real Health Reform	2009-11-03
Albuquerque, Nov. 3 – As Congress prepares for floor debates on health reform this week, the owners of over 130 small businesses from across the country, 2 of which are from New Mexico, flew into Washington, D.C., with one simple yet urgent message: America's small businesses need real health reform.
House Passes Drug Safety Legislation	2007-07-11
Consumers scored a victory today over the powerful pharmaceutical industry when the House voted 403 to 16 to pass drug safety legislation as part of a comprehensive Food and Drug Administration reform bill.
New Survey: Uninsured Albuquerque Residents Pay More For Prescription Drugs	2006-07-11
ALBUQUERQUEÃ¢â‚¬â€Uninsured consumers in Albuquerque pay 61.5 more for common prescription drugs than what the drug companies charge the federal government, according to a New Mexico Public Interest Research Group (NMPIRG) Education Fund report released today.
Survey Finds Uninsured Consumers Pay Too High a Price For Prescription Drugs in Albuquerque	2004-10-21
Uninsured consumers in Albuquerque are charged 76 percent more for prescription drugs than the best available market prices, according to a survey released today by NMPIRG.

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