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US laws have to "harmonize" with those of other countries
The recently signed federal budget bill will, effective 1-1-98,
forbid senior senior citizens from having any medical treatment
not paid for by Medicare. Well - the GATT agreement, as enforced
by the World Trade Organization (WTO), requires Federal and State
laws in the USA be made to harmonize with laws of other countries.
A German pharmaceutical company has filed a complaint with the
WTO to force the United States to allow the use of vitamins,
minerals, and food supplements ONLY by a doctors prescription. Think about that. If Medicare will not pay for a senior to
see a doctor just to get a prescription, then seniors can no
longer even get vitamin C for a cold. If Medicare will pay for
the doctor's visit, that sure will not help the Medicare monetary
crisis. Furthermore, parents would have to pay for a doctor's
visit just to get a prescription to buy vitamins for their kids.
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