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Bill: Medication Development Act
Details
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: April 3328
Description[?]:
| The development of medication must be structured so that development of vital but not so profitable medication also takes place and not only those kinds that generate the most revenue for private companies at the expense of long-term public health. Catrina Molodez Minister of Health & Social Services |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Old value:: The government neither subsidizes research and development of drugs nor regulates their prices.
Current: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs and regulates their prices.
Proposed: The government subsidizes research and development of prescription drugs but does not regulate their prices.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:38:38, July 01, 2012 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Medication Development Act |
| Message | Subsidies will not encourage the development of vital medication at all, but create a dependency between health business and government, which is questionable. Successful medical research is driven by innovation coming from private individuals, not government. Dr. James Bannerman GNP Spokesman for Health and Social Services |
| Date | 20:24:27, July 01, 2012 CET | From | Frente Amplio de Acción Democrática | To | Debating the Medication Development Act |
| Message | "PAC must agree, to certain degree with the positions of Dr. Bannerman and GNP." -Eleanor Castillo |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 104 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 131 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 15 |
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