• Mike Huckabee is not in favor of importation or
re-importation of prescription drugs because he feels that this
is the only way in which the US can maintain control over the
quality and safety of drugs. 

• In order to bring about a reduction in the use of
prescription drugs, Mike Huckabee has suggested prevention of
disease to be a more effective solution rather than cure.

• Mike Huckabee has suggested a self discipline routine
which should be followed by all Americans as a road to good
health rather than rely on drugs. The practitioners of this
routine should incorporate fruits and vegetables as a part of
their daily diet, should eliminate fried foods, should exercise
daily and read books based on health and fitness.

• Being a believer of preventive medicine rather than
treatment care, Mike Huckabee is of the opinion that instead on
falling ill, visiting a doctor and using prescription drugs, the
healthcare system of the country should focus actively on
prevention of diseases. 

• Mike Huckabee is strictly against the proposal of
allowing Americans to buy drugs from other developed countries at
a lower cost because he says this would make it difficult for the
law to identify the source of fraudulent medicines which may
prove to be harmful instead of beneficial. According to him it
would also lead to a compromise on the high standards maintained
by American pharmacies. 

• Since many of the prescription drugs are related to
alcohol consumption and obesity, Mike Huckabee has suggested that
healthy lifestyles which would result in the elimination of such
habits should be rewarded with a reduction in their insurance
expenditure.   
		

• One of the main proposals of Barack Obama with regards to
prescription drugs is to grant permission to the citizens of
America to buy safe prescription drugs from other developed
countries if the cost is comparatively less. This is in
cognizance of the fact that the prices of prescription drugs in
America are not only higher but are also constantly on the rise.


• Obama has also proposed lifting of the ban which
prevents the Federal Government from negotiating with the
pharmaceutical companies with the intention of lowering the
prices on the prescription drugs. 

• Since prescription drugs are mostly used by the elderly
segment of the population under the Medicare plan, Obama has
proposed that it should be mandatory on part of all insurance
providers providing Medicare to keep their seekers informed about
the names of prescription drugs which they use and the payment
which they make every year. 

• Obama has also forwarded the proposal to close the
infamous 'doughnut hole' which has been mentioned in the Medicare
part D prescription drug program. This is because the 'doughnut
hole' causes the people to incur medical expenditure to the tune
of thousands of dollars as it represents a gap in coverage
between a lower and a higher amount. 

• Through his new proposals, Obama intends to prevent
pharmaceutical companies from blocking the introduction of safe
and economical generic drugs into the market. 

• The new proposals with regards to Medicare prescription
drug programs are meant to enable the senior citizens to choose a
healthcare plan which would not only help to maintain their good
health but would also cost relatively less thus resulting in
savings.