PRESCRIPTIONS: Lower costs are better

There is a bill working its way through the U.S. Congress called the SMART Prices Act (S.1246). This legislation would boost Medicare prescription drug price negotiation by enhancing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ability to negotiate lower prices on brand-name drugs. The effect would be — LOWER costs for drugs for Medicare recipients!

I just received a flyer in the mail asking me to contact my Senator and tell him to vote AGAINST S.1246, because as the flyer says: This legislation could hurt every Medicare beneficiary.

Seriously.

Now, who in their RIGHT mind would want to pay lower prices for their drugs under Medicare?

Insanely, I would want to pay more for drugs, wouldn’t I?

Sanely, I think the flyer’s author Senior4BetterCare.com made a typographical error, OR they are hoping to exploit the uninformed mass of ideologues by having them vote against their own self-interest.

Really, how many times can one be fooled into doing something against what is best for one based on fake rhetoric before waking up?

Does the freedom spiel really override everything including common sense?

BRAD HARALA

Post Falls