Medicare Web Site to Shine Light on Drug Prices By ROBERT PEAR Published: April 12, 2004

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Medicare Web Site to Shine Light on Drug Prices By ROBERT PEAR Published: April 12,

Medicare will publish … Medicare will soon publish detailed information comparing the prices of most prescription drugs, shining a bright light on some of the biggest secrets in the health care industry. Economists and federal officials say the information, intended to help Medicare beneficiaries, could also be immensely useful to other consumers, as well as to private insurers and employers who provide drug coverage to employees and retirees.

The site The data will be available late this month on a government Web site, The site will list the prices charged for various dosages of specific drugs at retail pharmacies in or near a given ZIP code. If a brand-name drug has generic equivalents, their prices will be displayed as well. Medicare officials said the Web site would also show prices for competing brand-name drugs used to treat the same condition. Thus, a person shopping for Lipitor could see the prices for other cholesterol- lowering agents like Zocor and Crestor

Setting Drug Prices The process of setting drug prices is notoriously secretive. Ten people buying the same drug at a retail pharmacy may pay 10 different prices, depending on what insurance coverage they have, if any. Comparison shopping is difficult. "This type of information is hard to get today," said John C. Rother, policy director of AARP. "Most consumers don't have access to it." Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, said the act of making the data public would "help drive down drug prices," as "companies will have to reduce prices to compete." Americans without drug coverage pay some of the world's highest prices for their medicines. The Bush administration says the sponsors of drug discount cards have negotiated savings of 10% to 25% off retail prices. Democrats are generally skeptical and predict savings at the lower end of that range.

The Economics This information should lead to reduced search costs. One would expect reduced prices, and reduced price variance. It will be interesting to see IF these happen, and if so, how long it will take for them to happen.