How much will the federal government save with new prescription drug plan of action?
President Obama and other groups are praising pharmaceutical companies’ promise to lower drug prices for Medicare patients who fall into the coverage gap, but some Senates say that the government won’t benefit from the deal.
Rendell proposes expanding PACENET
His proposal would raise the income limit for PACENET, the state program that gives prescription drug benefits to older Pennsylvanians.
Rendell trying again to get support for pharmacy plan
Medicaid “carve-out” would have patients receive medications through the Dept. of Public Welfare.
York Co. program gets prescription discounts for residents AND their pets
The York Dispatch calls it a “win-win situation.”
Discount prescription drug cards help PA counties
One county says their program has saved users more than $40,000 over three years.
Prices for brand-name prescriptions drugs rising; generic drugs falling
Meanwhile, drug companies are spending less to advertise their medications.
John Baer of the Philadelphia Daily News: Pols get another chance to do right
Baer urges Pennsylvanians to urge the legislature approve a bill that would authorize the Dept. of Public Welfare to purchase prescription drugs for those who receive medical assistance.
Rep. Cohen will introduce bill to legalize medical marijuana use in PA
He will model the bill after one currently in consideration in New Jersey.
All Lancaster Co. residents eligible for new prescription drug discount program
The cards can be used by anyone — regardless of age, income or existing health care coverage — to buy prescription drugs for themselves, their pets and their farm animals; reports the Intelligencer Journal.
Business editor: New state-run prescription price finder is a start, not a solution to medication problems
Ron Bartizek uses a personal example to describe one fault with the prescription price-finding website.