Health Care Policy: write a brief summary statement explaining the benefit of importing prescription drugs or a brief summary statement explaining the problem with importing prescription drugs.

Health Care Policy

Details July 9, 2021, Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The proposed Order tackles four areas where lack of competition in healthcare increases prices and reduces access to quality care. One area outlined is prescription drugs. Americans pay more than 2.5 times as much for the same prescription drugs as peer countries, and sometimes much more.

In the Order, the President directs the Food and Drug Administration to work with states and tribes to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, pursuant to the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.
1. Do you or do you not support the importing of prescription drugs from Canada or any other country?
2. Explain your position, why you do or do not support the importing of prescription drugs from other countries.
3. Write a brief summary statement explaining the benefit of importing prescription drugs or a brief summary statement explaining the problem with importing prescription drugs.