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[Sridhar Ayengar]

Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 05:35:47PM -0400, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>>> I could not understand it, it would have been cheaper in the long run to 
>>> have the state pay the extra $15 a month for 20% of the population than 
>>> have
>>> 100% of the people that need drugs not covered here run up big bills for
>>> alternative treatment.
>> Cheaper for you.  Not for the ones benefiting from the tariffs.
> 
> It had nothing to do with tarrifs. What happened was my HMO used their
> bulk purchasing power to buy a policy from a U.S. insurer to cover
> the supplimental drugs. 

Sure it has to do with the tariffs, because without the protection 
afforded by the tariffs, the HMO would find that position untenable 
because people would just go to the foreign market to get their drugs.

Peace...  Sridhar