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Bill: Pharmaceutical Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberale Partij (L)
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2600
Description[?]:
| A bill to make pharmaceutical policy more sustainable, in line with the liberal platform. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government does not subsidise the cost of pharmaceutical drugs at all.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:38:42, June 28, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Reform Act |
| Message | We're hoping to encourage debate on this first. We're willing to forego these cuts if the opposition or other government parties suggest cuts elsewhere. |
| Date | 21:18:05, July 01, 2008 CET | From | Liberale Partij (L) | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Reform Act |
| Message | We are saddened by the lack of input from other parties on this issue. |
| Date | 20:23:06, July 02, 2008 CET | From | Groene ArbeidersPartij | To | Debating the Pharmaceutical Reform Act |
| Message | We feel that regulation for drugs is highly necessary. Sorry that we couldn't state our point more early. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 67 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 108 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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