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2001 SESSION
HJ 666 Study; reducing prescription drug costs to elderly citizens.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; Establishing a joint subcommittee to study ways of reducing prescription drug costs to elderly citizens. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study ways of reducing prescription drug costs to elderly citizens. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee shall determine the causes of impaired access to prescription drugs by the elderly; identify and review the issues related to the rising costs of prescription drugs; ascertain the extent of the problem among the elderly, particularly among disabled senior citizens in Virginia; consider all proposals and options that have been advanced to date, and the approach that has been taken by other states to address this problem; obtain and analyze proposed federal legislation to manage the problem, and such policies under consideration by relevant federal agencies; solicit the perspectives of senior citizens and the health care and pharmaceutical industries in the Commonwealth; determine the legal sufficiency and fiscal implications of each option and proposal that has been offered nationally and statewide; and recommend appropriate strategies to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for the elderly in Virginia.
The joint subcommittee must submit its report to the Governor and 2002 General Assembly.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 014308804
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/04/01 House: Incorporated by Rul. (HJ810-Jones, S.C.) (17-Y 0-N)