Canadian pharmacies compete with Medicare for U.S. customers
Via the Washington Times:
Canadian online pharmacies, facing competition from the Medicare Part Dprogram, are trying to capitalize on the massive drug benefit’s bumpystart this month to keep their senior customers. The pharmacies have been quick to point out the problems that the Medicare program has been having.
“Where there are lapses in Medicare D coverage, Canadianpharmacies offer an excellent complement for most people,” said AmberMcBain, business-development manager for OneWorldRx Inc., a Richmond,British Columbia, pharmacy processing company. The company on its Web site, www.oneworldrx.com, set up acalculator to compare Medicare drug prices with the prices of Canadiandrugs.