Blog 9.2

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103275839&ft=1&f=1027,1030,1066

This article is about how the drug industry will be pushing for health care for the poor of this country.  This is very interesting because during the last large scale attempt to overhaul the current health care system, it was the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America that were among the most powerful opponents.  The reason for this is because of the fear that the government would have too much control over the price and perhaps “limit their profit margins”.  Now PhRMA will team up with congress with the hopes of expanding coverage to those who qualify for Medicaid.  The president of PhRMA says that he will support this legislation because simply too many people cannot afford the medications they need.  The longer and longer that these people go without these medications, the more likely they will have some sort of emergency in the future.  I think this is really important for the national health care debate as well; large, national companies must be in favor of it for it to be successful and pass in congress.