Comments on: To prevent health reform, special interests try to scare the public, Obama says in weekly address http://mylocalhealthguide.com/2009/08/14/obama-health-reform-weekly-address-august-15/ Your source for Seattle health news and information Wed, 16 May 2012 23:56:45 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike Perry http://mylocalhealthguide.com/2009/08/14/obama-health-reform-weekly-address-august-15/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Mike Perry Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:19:02 +0000 http://localhealthguideonline.com/?p=6875#comment-264 Obama's being more that a little deceptive. As the liberal website, The Huffington Post pointed out in a Thursday story, "Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaways in White House Deal with Big Pharma." This two excerpts explain the nature of the deal: First for the drug companies: "It says the White House agreed to oppose any congressional efforts to use the government's leverage to bargain for lower drug prices or import drugs from Canada -- and also agreed not to pursue Medicare rebates or shift some drugs from Medicare Part B to Medicare Part D, which would cost Big Pharma billions in reduced reimbursements." And for Obama's White House: "Obama is walking a tightrope here. He wants to keep PhRMA from opposing the bill, and benefits by having its support, which now includes a $150 million advertising campaign. That's a fortune in politics -- more than Republican presidential candidate John McCain spent on advertising during his entire campaign -- but it's loose change in the pharmaceutical business." You can find the whole story at: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/13/internal-memo-confirms-bi_n_258285.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/13/internal...</a> Obama's being more that a little deceptive. As the liberal website, The Huffington Post pointed out in a Thursday story, "Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaways in White House Deal with Big Pharma." This two excerpts explain the nature of the deal:

First for the drug companies:

"It says the White House agreed to oppose any congressional efforts to use the government's leverage to bargain for lower drug prices or import drugs from Canada — and also agreed not to pursue Medicare rebates or shift some drugs from Medicare Part B to Medicare Part D, which would cost Big Pharma billions in reduced reimbursements."

And for Obama's White House:

"Obama is walking a tightrope here. He wants to keep PhRMA from opposing the bill, and benefits by having its support, which now includes a $150 million advertising campaign. That's a fortune in politics — more than Republican presidential candidate John McCain spent on advertising during his entire campaign — but it's loose change in the pharmaceutical business."

You can find the whole story at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/13/internal…

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