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| For Immediate Release January 17, 2000 | |
"Should the Government Impose Price Controls on Prescription Drugs?"
NCPA Sponsored Episode of DebatesDebates to Air Nationally Starting This
Week!
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DALLAS (Jan. 17, 2000) -- The National Center for Policy Analysis announced
today that a new episode of the nationally syndicated program
DebatesDebates, a series of programs, which are sponsored by the NCPA, will
be made available to stations starting Wednesday.
The episode: "Should the Government Impose Price Controls on Prescription
Drugs?" features an all-star cast debating an issue currently being debated
in Washington. Leading the affirmative team is Robert Kuttner, co-editor
of the American Prospect. Mr. Kuttner is joined by Frank Clemente from
Public Citizen and Dr. Peter Arno, professor at the Albert Einstein College
of Medicine.
The opposition team is led by NCPA President John C. Goodman, Ph.D. Dr.
Goodman is joined by Robert Goldberg, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow with
the Ethics and Public Policy Center; and Mick Kolassa, professor at the
University of Mississippi.
A Warren Steibel production, DebatesDebates brings together the world's
foremost experts to participate in formal debates on current public policy
issues. Warren Steibel also produced Firing Line with William F. Buckley,
Jr.
DebatesDebates airs in over 180 markets nationwide and is available to PBS
stations each Wednesday. Check local listings for times and availability
in your area. DebatesDebates can also be seen across the globe on the NCPA
Channel located on the NCPA's Internet site at www.ncpa.org.
The National Center for Policy Analysis is a public policy research
institute founded in 1983 and internationally known for its studies on public policy issues.
The NCPA is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with an office in Washington, D.C.
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