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March 05, 2008	The value of counterfeit pharmaceuticals seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection has increased 6 fold over the last year.
February 29, 2008	Most European healthcare systems outperform Canada
November 23, 2007	Issue Update: Amid patient concerns, patent issues take top priority at the World Health Organization.
November 07, 2007	At least Two-Thirds of Foreign Drug Manufacturers that Export to the U.S. Have Never Been Inspected by the FDA
October 08, 2007	Sales of Imported Drugs Drop 80 Percent as Americans Abandon Risky Drug Importation.
September 20, 2007	As lawmakers consider making it easier to import foreign drugs nearly two-thirds of Americans lack confidence in foreign manufactured prescription drugs
July 22, 2007	Institutional, physician and clinical services accounts for nearly 70% of U.S. personal health spending growth over the past 5 years.
June 24, 2007	Encouraging consumers to import foreign drugs puts american patients at risk
March 05, 2007	American seniors have better access to prescription drugs under Medicare Part D plans than Canadian seniors under Canadian publicly funded drug plans.
March 04, 2007	Les aînés américains ont un meilleur accès aux médicaments sur ordonnance dans le cadre du régime Medicare Part D que les aînés canadiens sous les régimes d’assurance-médicaments subventionnés par l’État.
February 08, 2007	Seniors express high level of satisfaction with Medicare drug benefit.
September 05, 2006	Non-drug medical costs accounted for 70 percent of average health premium increase in 2005
July 09, 2006	Keeping workers healthy reduces lost productivity from unmanaged illness
May 14, 2006	Screening for common chronic disease risk factors may significantly reduce employers’ health costs.
March 09, 2006	More than 1 out of every 4 health care dollars spent on Americans over age 40 is attributable to being overweight, obese or physically inactive.
January 30, 2006	In 2005 drug price increases keep pace with general inflation
December 28, 2005	Chronic diseases have a devastating impact on America’s health despite being mostly preventable and effectively manageable
November 21, 2005	The number of adult Americans diagnosed with common chronic diseases is growing at rates that are four to five times the rate of population growth.
November 02, 2005	Chronic disease self management programs improve health and reduce overall health care costs.
August 30, 2005	The excesses of medical liability contribute to higher health costs
July 26, 2005	Ensuring access to medicines can help contain Medicare spending growth.
April 28, 2005	Medicaid cuts disproportionately affect America’s Hispanic/Latino populations.
March 29, 2005	Prescription drug prices lag behind increases in prices for hospital and health professional services in 2003 and 2004.
March 22, 2005	Efforts to make pharmaceutical industry “profits” the scapegoat for rising health costs ignore economic reality.
January 09, 2005	Commerce Department study of Pharmaceutical Price Controls in OECD Countries finds that price controls decrease available funding for R&D.
December 22, 2004	H.H.S. report on drug importation concludes that there are significant risks associated with importing drugs for personal use.
November 01, 2004	Advertising of prescription drugs can have a major impact on under-treated and under-diagnosed conditions and can help improve health outcomes.
August 29, 2004	Higher costs for physician and institutional services account for most of the differences in health spending between Canada and the United States.
August 08, 2004	State-sanctioned drug importation websites demonstrate problems regulating quality, safety and patient privacy standards of foreign pharmacies.
July 25, 2004	Patients throughout the world rely on American health related R&D to find tomorrow’s treatments and cures.
June 27, 2004	Minnesota results demonstrate the effectiveness of disease management programs in improving outcomes for chronic conditions.
June 15, 2004	Substantial differences in health costs between the United States and Canada and other developed countries reflect similar differences in liability costs.
May 27, 2004	Excessive medical liability litigation contributes to higher health costs by prompting American physicians to unnecessarily prescribe drugs and other treatments.
May 18, 2004	State mail order importation schemes demonstrate the impact of product liability laws on American prescription drug prices.
January 29, 2004	Circumventing drug supply and distribution regulations to import prescription drugs puts patients at risk.
November 11, 2003	Drugs manufactured in Canada combined with drugs imported into Canada from the U.S. are not enough to meet the needs of the Canadian market, let alone the demands of the U.S. mail-order market.
August 21, 2003	The price differential between the United Sates and Canada is far greater for hospital and physician services than for prescription drugs.
July 28, 2003	Increasingly, patients in other countries must rely on America’s investment in health related research and development
July 01, 2003	Health insurance premiums soar 15 percent, far exceeding the 9.6 percent growth in health spending
June 24, 2003	Preferred drug lists are a barrier to ensuring that patients get the treatments they need
June 15, 2003	States may save $ billions if a prescription drug benefit is added to Medicare
May 31, 2003	Nearly 70 percent of U.S. private health insurance spending is for services provided by health professionals and hospitals.
May 24, 2003	Hospital costs drive Medicaid spending for depression
May 18, 2003	Access to asthma medications may impact emergency department utilization of Medicaid enrollees with asthma.
October 06, 2002	An aging population and the increased incidence of diabetes will have a major impact on Medicaid programs.
September 15, 2002	Hospital and nursing home spending accounts for more than half of overall Medicaid spending growth.