Chronic Disease Coalition: Why Patients Should Care About Prescription Drug Affordability Boards
February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024
PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 27 -- The Chronic Disease Coalition issued the following agency statement on Feb. 26, 2024:
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First things first: What is a Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB)? As the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) describes them in a 2022 article, "These nongovernmental agencies are tasked with identifying drugs with the highest cost and the highest usage in the state and looking for ways to reduce state spending.& . . .
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First things first: What is a Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB)? As the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) describes them in a 2022 article, "These nongovernmental agencies are tasked with identifying drugs with the highest cost and the highest usage in the state and looking for ways to reduce state spending.& . . .