[Vision2020] University dollars

[JSullivan]

Say I purchase my medications at Safeway, Rosauers or WalMart. By purchasing
them there, I am contributing to the the salary of the pharmacist that lives
and works here locally. I could get three months of medication for the price
of two if I were to have mine sent through the mail. I like to know that my
dollars are staying in my community in some way. However, should taxed
continue to rise, I may need to rethinking my reasoning.

On a side note, I refuse to use cash machines. It is a little quirk of mine.
I want to a teller employed, not layed off because there is not enough work
handing out money.

Janesta Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Clabough" <shawnc@outtrack.com>
To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 3:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] University dollars


> But what about the money saved by that presciption that the person can
then
> spend locally rather than it getting sent to the drug manufacturer - which
> is out-of-state no matter where it's bought?
>
> Shawn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Strand [mailto:strand@pacsim.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 3:09 PM
> To: thansen@moscow.com
> Cc: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] University dollars
>
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> You asked me for an example of U of I taking their business outside of
> Moscow. This month the U of I decided to encourage all their employees to
> mail order their medications from Oregon rather than purchase via local
> pharmacies (up to 40% - 60% discount on their co-pay).
>
> I understand the need to control drug costs. This is the reason I feel
that
> other changes were justified. (They took away the maximum "out of pocket"
> for drugs. This means for people who have high drug costs due to chronic
> illnesses, have NO maximum amount that they pay).
>
> Maybe there was an INCREDIBLE deal that the U of I got out of this. But
now
> that revenue is going out of state to Oregon.
>
> Bill Strand
>
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