Anti-fraud Bill Opposed by Finch Paper

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill Monday night to help combat prescription drug fraud. So why would a paper company in Glens Falls (NY) care?

Finch Paper, which has operated a mill on the bank of the Hudson River in the Warren County city for over a century, urged the area's congressmen to vote against the measure because it contains an "anti-paper provision" that would require the electronic invoicing of drug shipments.

By eliminating the use of paper for these vital healthcare communications, the bill will take away a key source of business for the printing paper industry," said Finch