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The Reality of Drug Importation for Maryland

Featuring

Christopher B. Summers
President
Maryland Public Policy Institute

Nina Owcharenko
Senior Policy Analyst
The Heritage Foundation


On March 7, 2006, The Maryland Public Policy Institute will host a press conference to address the potential harmful effects of drug importation in Maryland. Policymakers in are jumping on the bandwagon in support of prescription drug importation. Recently introduced legislation would have Maryland follow other state efforts to import prescription drugs from Canada.

 However, such policy recommendations are full of empty promises. First, the safety and economic consequences of drug importation are clearly legitimate reasons for concern. Second, federal and state efforts to prevent drug importation have all but failed. Maryland policymakers should take heed, recognizing that the prescription drug importation is a backdoor effort to import price controls and a slippery slope towards a Canadian-style health care system.

Nina Owcharenko, an expert on the implications of drug importation for Maryland’s health care system and for consumers, will be the keynote speaker. She is Senior Policy Analyst for Health Care in the Center for Health Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation and adjunct fellow at the Maryland Public Policy Institute.

Owcharenko, in a new report from the Maryland Public Policy Institute, writes that the safety and economic consequences of drug importation in Maryland outweigh any potential benefits. “Empty Promises: The Reality of Drug Importation for Maryland” will be available at www.mdpolicy.org.

Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Governor Calvert House
58 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
10:30 a.m. - (Refreshments provided)
MPPI policy forums are free of charge. Please RSVP by March 6, 2006
To register, email MPPI at events@mdpolicy.org, or call (240)686-3510.

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