GOVERNOR PRESSES DRUG COMPANIES TO GIVE DISCOUNTS

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a prescription drug plan that would penalize pharmaceutical companies that fail to provide big discounts to low-income Californians within five years by limiting their access to the state's huge Medi-Cal market. San Francisco Chronicle (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/23/MNG18K42B21.DTL&type=health)