title: The role of the state as a drug purchaser.
authors.affiliation: Center on Drugs and Public Policy at the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Palumbo
mesh_terms: D016527:Drug Costs; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States