AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
More states turn to Rx purchasing pools.(Government)
WASHINGTON -- States are pooling their resources to combat the rising cost of prescription drugs, according to a National Governors Association (NGA) issue brief entitled, "Purchasing Pools for Prescription Drugs: What's Happening and How Do They Work."
According to the NGA, prescription drugs currently account for about 10% of national health expenditures. In its publication the association outlines solutions states are employing to reduce the costs associated with prescription drugs while more efficiently managing the wide range of pharmaceutical benefits.
"Access to quality affordable prescription drugs is critical for an aging America; prescription drugs help shorten hospital stays and improve medical conditions--but they offer little reward if some of the patients who need them most can't actually afford to buy them," comments John Thomasian, an NGA director.
"By highlighting some of the successful pioneering efforts and best practices around the country, this report is a blueprint for governors and other policy makers looking to take advantage of the various intrastate and interstate pooling plans available," he says.
Purchasing pools typically involve state agencies that collaborate with neighboring states to negotiate ...
- Lawmakers support plan to offer drug purchasing pools for seniors.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Wong, Dwayne T. February 28, 2000 700+ words
...lawmakers said the cost of prescription drugs is out of reach for many...co-sponsored by Crotty. Purchasing pools would allow seniors to enjoy...enrolled in Medicare to buy prescription drugs from pharmaceutical manufacturers...
- Is this an answer?(Slants & Trends)(state Medicaid program-prescription...
- Magazine article from: Report on Disability Programs April 29, 2004 700+ words
...multi-state purchasing pool" to secure lower prices on prescription drugs for their state Medicaid programs. "This is the first...this encourage other states to do the same, or look at purchasing pools to cover other health plan benefits? The five states in...
- Health purchasing pools offer more choices.
- Newspaper article from: Kiplinger Business Forecasts November 28, 2000 700+ words
Byline:Martha Lynn Craver Look for more health plan purchasing pools to pop up all around the country in response to rising health care costs. Most are aimed at small businesses, as they grapple...
- E-commerce purchasing pools.
- Newspaper article from: The Kiplinger Letter January 28, 2000 700+ words
Watch for a boom in e-commerce purchasing pools among companies. Leading the charge will be a consortium of a dozen multinational firms, including Kellogg, Bethlehem Steel...
- Health insurance purchasing pools for smalls to grow.
- Newspaper article from: The Kiplinger Letter March 5, 1999 700+ words
More health insurance purchasing pools for smalls will pop up. State & local gov'ts are pushing them in a big way. Number will double by '01, as climbing...
- Health insurance claims, purchasing pools.
- Newspaper article from: The Kiplinger Letter November 24, 2000 700+ words
...than anticipated, so employers won't be hit with as big a price hike. But some bad news on another front: Insurance purchasing pools aren't holding down health costs for smalls. Pools aren't big enough yet to muscle the market. But they do offer...
- Consumers join Governor in calling for drug purchasing pools.(Health...
- Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal Darmiento, Laurence January 17, 2005 700+ words
...derided for caving in to the drug industry. How times have changed. Consumer advocates are now pushing for those very same purchasing pools in Los Angeles and statewide, especially since it looks like the Canadian government may crack down on U.S. residents...
- Jump in, the water's fine; As benefits pros wade through renewal season, they...
- Magazine article from: Employee Benefit News October 5, 2009 700+ words
...alternative for small employers - particularly in the local government arena. A growing number of states have established purchasing pools, including a few that subsidize them. With these programs on the rise, before starting your own consortium or purchasing...
