BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 ISSUE
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY Reading the Prescription With his $158 billion Medicare plan, Bush offers an alternative to Gore's $300+ billion proposal to add drug coverage. Critics say it has problems: PROPOSAL: Gives $48 billion to states to buy seniors drugs. POTENTIAL PROBLEM: States don't want the responsibility. PROPOSAL: $110 billion would subsidize insurers to increase drug coverage. POTENTIAL PROBLEM: Relies on competition to lower costs. Little benefit to many middle-class seniors. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Commentary: Measuring the Merits of Bush's Drug Plan TABLE: Reading the Prescription INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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