Issues to Consider in Examining Cost, Access, and Quality Challenges

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Issues to Consider in Examining Cost, Access, and Quality Challenges

  • Potential Areas of Inquiry:

  • How can the federal government best leverage its purchasing power for health care products and services?

  • How can increased costs attributable to the recent Medicare prescription drug bill be controlled? For example, in addition to modified cost-sharing options and leveraging the government's purchasing power, should reimportation of selected drugs be allowed from certain countries?