Case Filed Against Medco Mail-order Practices

Birmingham, Alabama - Litigation has commenced in the Northern District of Alabama on behalf of those Medco customers that have been injured by the abusive tactics of the Medco mail-order process.  The plaintiffs have all been injured by such practices as switching drugs, delayed delivery, lost shipments and other practices identified in a similar case being pursued by the United States Attorney in Philadelphia.  The individual plaintiffs are represented by local counsel and the New York firm of Napoli Kaiser Berne.  For additional information. please go to www.pbmwatch.org.  A copy of the complaint is available here.

Group: Drug costs up after Medicare discounts started - 07/06/04
Article from CNN.com

Prices for medicines most used by older Americans rose steadily after the Bush administration enacted the new Medicare law late last year, the nation's largest group representing the elderly said Wednesday.

AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, said brand-name drug prices have climbed 3.4 percent -- or three times the rate of inflation -- since December.

The jump was one of the sharpest quarterly spikes since 2000, the report said.

The findings follow another AARP report this year that showed prices for drugs used most by the elderly grew 6.9 percent in 2003. But the increase since President Bush signed the Medicare bill into law was even sharper, the AARP said Wednesday....

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