| Due to unchecked increases in
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| | million dollar plan to allow state
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| prescription drug costs, the governors
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| | residents to purchase their prescription
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| and legislatures of many states now
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| | medication from Canada and other foreign
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| advocate importing prescription
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| | countries. In addition to the new plan,
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| medications from Canada. Several states
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| | the Oklahoma state government has met
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| have even started Web sites for their
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| | with several Canadian pharmacies to
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| citizens to order from approved Canadian
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| | examine different ways that Oklahomans
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| pharmacies. These states include:
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| | can save money by importing prescription
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| 1. Illinois
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| | drugs.
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| Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has been a
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| | 6. Rhode Island
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| leading advocate of legalizing
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| | Rhode Island, led by Gov. Donald Carcieri
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| prescription medications from Canada, the
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| | (R), has placed links to Canadian Web
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| United Kingdom, and Ireland. He created
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| | sites on its state Web site as well as
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| the program Illinois Rx Cares in order to
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| | developing a Web site called RIRx for
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| provide monetary relief to senior
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| | state residents to purchase discount
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| citizens who fell into the donut hole of
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| | medications from Canadian and other
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| prescription medication coverage, as well
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| | foreign pharmacies. Rhode Island
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| as others who struggle to afford their
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| | purchases Canadian drugs for state
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| prescription medications. The Illinois Rx
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| | employees and retirees. Rhode Island also
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| Cares program helps locate and aid its
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| | passed a law that allows the state
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| users in purchasing prescription
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| | department of health to license Canadian
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| medication from safe and affordable
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| | pharmacies. Secretary of state Matt Brown
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| Canadian pharmacies.
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| | also announced a new plan called RIMEDS
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| 2. Kansas
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| | that lets residents find discount
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| Since Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) took
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| | prescription medication online and by
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| office in 2003, she has drastically
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| | phone.
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| lowered the cost of healthcare for
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| | 7. Washington
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| Kansans by joining the I-Save RX program,
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| | Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) has partnered
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| which has made it easier for citizens of
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| | with Wisconsin in creating a
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| her state to get low-cost medications
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| | state-sponsored Web site, to order
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| from both Canada and Europe. She has also
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| | prescription drugs from Canada. The state
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| listed links to several state-inspected
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| | house in Washington also passed
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| Canadian pharmaceutical resources on
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| | legislation to allow certain certain
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| state Web sites.
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| | state agencies to purchase prescription
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| 3. Minnesota
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| | drugs from Canadian pharmacies and
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| Minnesota's Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R)
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| | wholesalers.
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| developed one of the nation's leading
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| | 8. Vermont
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| prescription drug Web sites, RXConnect,
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| | The governor of Vermont, Jim Douglas (R),
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| which allows Minnesotans to access more
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| | traveled to Washington D.C. to testify
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| affordable prescription medication found
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| | before the Federal Drug Task Force on
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| in both Canada and the United Kingdom. He
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| | Drug Reimportation to persuade the
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| also implemented a program that offers
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| | federal government to allow states to
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| incentives to state employees who order
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| | pursue all safe means of lower the cost
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| their prescription medication online from
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| | of prescription medication. Vermont's
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| Canadian pharmacies.
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| | department of personnel has a link to
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| 4. New Hampshire
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| | Minnesota's website, RXConnect. Gov.
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| New Hampshire has implemented a new
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| | Douglas has also worked with lawmakers to
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| policy to import prescription medications
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| | allow the purchase of American-made drugs
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| for prison inmates and state employees
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| | sold in foreign countries. Vermont's
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| from Canadian pharmacies. Gov. John Lynch
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| | House of Representatives voted 129 to 8
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| (D) has expressed his support of the
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| | to allow its state's residents to
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| program and plans to further extend the
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| | purchase lower-cost prescription
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| program to help more citizens in New
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| | medications from Canada and Europe
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| Hampshire.
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| | through the I-Save RX program.
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| 5. Oklahoma
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| | 9.
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| Gov. Brad Henry has proposed a $1.5
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