“Generics Are Powerful Medicine” Grant Awarded To USA
United Senior Action is pleased to announce the organization is one of only eleven organizations nationally named as recipients of a special consumer education grant by Community Catalyst and the Alosa Foundation. The Generics Are Powerful Medicine (GPM) program was created when two federal courts approved the use of funds from settlements of two lawsuits alleging that brand-name companies illegally attempted to keep more affordable generic drugs off the market.
“This grant will enable United Senior Action to not only educate seniors and other
consumers about the effectiveness and value of generic medicines, we will also be able to involve them in our policy work to win affordable prescription drugs for all Americans,” said Ada Shaum, Chair of USA’s Medicare Task Force.
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