Rick Allen: “The situation gets worse year by year. If we think the situation is bad now, spending on prescription drugs is going up…”

“The situation gets worse year by year. If we think the situation is bad now, spending on prescription drugs is going up 15 to 18 percent year after year after year. The problem on average will be 15 to 18 percent more a year from now than it is today. Think about those seniors... It is okay for the Veterans Administration to get a discount... but it is not okay for people who are Medicare beneficiaries... That is what we are trying to do, trying to stop price discrimination and provide a prescription drug benefit under Medicare that will cover all Medicare beneficiaries.”