Asked of one-half of total respondents ( n = 700)

If Congress changed the law to allow Americans to buy prescription drugs imported from Canada, how much do you think this would help in reducing prescription drug costs in the U.S.?  Would it help a lot, some, not much, or not at all?

            A lot                 33        

Some                44

Not much          11

Not at all           7

Don’t know       5

If Congress changed the law to allow the federal government to negotiate with drug companies to try to get a lower price on prescription drugs for people on Medicare, how much do you think this would help in reducing prescription drug costs in the U.S.?  Would it help a lot, some, not much, or not at all?

            A lot                 28        

Some                53

Not much          11

Not at all           6

Don’t know       3

Survey by Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health. Methodology: ICR/International Communications Research between November 4 and November 28, 2004, among a nationally representative sample of 1,396 respondents ages 18 and over.