Hope replacing confidence on Canadian drug plan

From the (Gaithersburg, MD) Business Gazette:
Only four months ago, Montgomery County officials confidently believed county employees would be pocketing savings by now by importing their prescriptions from Canada.

Now, the county is crossing its fingers that it can sign a border-crossing contract before the summer recess, which begins Aug. 1.

"It's a 'when' question, not an 'if' question," said council President Thomas E. Perez, one of the chief proponents of the plan. ...more