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| Oliveira, Victor; Prell, Mark A.; Smallwood, David M.; Frazao, Elizabeth. |
| Rebates from infant formula manufacturers to State agencies that administer the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) support over one-quarter of all WIC participants. However, concerns have been raised that WIC and its infant formula rebate program may significantly affect the infant formula prices faced by non-WIC consumers. This report presents findings from the most comprehensive national study of infant formula prices at the retail level. For a given set of wholesale prices, WIC and its infant formula rebate program resulted in modest increases in the supermarket price of infant formula, especially in States with a high percentage of WIC formula-fed infants. However, lower priced infant formulas are available to... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: WIC program; Infant formula; Cost-containment; Rebates; Food package costs; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women; Infants; And Children; Child nutrition; Food assistance; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33873 |
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| Kirlin, John A.; Cole, Nancy; Logan, Christopher. |
| The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides both nutrition education and supplemental foods containing nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children. State WIC agencies have implemented practices designed to reduce the cost of food packages containing these prescribed foods. For instance, one of the WIC program's primary cost-saving practices is negotiating rebate contracts with manufacturers of infant formula. Additional practices include limiting authorized vendors to stores with lower food prices; limiting approved brands, package sizes, forms, or prices; and negotiating rebates with food manufacturers or... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: WIC Program; Cost-containment; Food-item restrictions; Vendor restrictions; Manufacturers' rebates; Food package costs; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33823 |
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