Well, this is pretty obvious:
Figures released Thursday show seniors are more likely to ask their pharmacist for generic medications when they are paying, but choose the more expensive originals when the government is covering the costs.
Perhaps it’s time to invoke P.J. O’Rourke.
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It’s pretty stupid to burn up your pharmacy benefit on brand-name drugs if it doesn’t really make a difference.
Why are they even getting a choice?
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