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SB 953 Pharmaceutical assistance; maximizing benefits of Medicare discount card program for seniors.

Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Pharmaceutical assistance; The Pharmacy Connection program.  Requires, in order to maximize the benefits of the new Medicare pharmaceutical discount card program for Virginia's Senior Citizens, that the Commissioner of Health annually for two years commencing on July 1, 2005, (i) analyze access to The Pharmacy Connection program vis-à-vis the Medicare pharmaceutical discount card program, the $600 transitional coverage provided under federal law, and pharmaceutical companies' offers of "wrap-around" coverage for low-income seniors; and (ii) recommend, to the Virginia Health Care Foundation, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, and the Governor, appropriate localities for expansion of access to The Pharmacy Connection program in Virginia, particularly in areas having high concentrations of low-income seniors. The goal of the Commissioner's analysis will be to facilitate statewide implementation of The Pharmacy Connection program.  The Commissioner must complete this analysis by October 31 of each year and shall immediately request an estimate of the costs of the recommended expansion of such access from the Virginia Health Care Foundation to be forwarded to the Secretary and the Governor, for inclusion in the appropriation act, in so far as possible and appropriate to promote the health and safety of Virginia's senior citizens.


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