#456 Saving Money on Medicine

The cost of prescription medicine has been skyrocketing. Politicians have been promising a Medicare drug benefit for years. Now, there is a glimmer of possibility that it could become reality. How will it work? Will people actually save money? And what about those who don’t have insurance and are not old enough to quality for Medicare? What can they do? Is shopping for medicines in Canada or Mexico a viable option or is it an illegal activity? GUESTS: Bill Hubbard, FDA Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning; Billy Shawn, Founder of Canda Drug Store, an online pharmacy service, AARP will present the senior citizen perspective.