Specter, R-Philadelphia, a member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, discussed prescription drug coverage with veterans at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Some time ago, VA established a uniform price of $8 per prescription for veterans, regardless of the cost to fill it. The "key question" has arisen recently "as to why the VA charges more for some of its prescriptions than the veterans can get them commercially". Learn more on Military.com.
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Senator Empathizes with Vets on Rx Costs
Week of October 27, 2008
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