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2013 SESSION
13104516DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Virginia Department of Health shall
convene a work group consisting of representatives of interested entities and
such other persons as the Department deems appropriate. The work group shall
develop, and provide to the Department, recommendations regarding (i) the
availability and establishment of patient assistance programs for specialty
drug needs in the Commonwealth; (ii) current resources available, from both
general fund and nongeneral fund sources, for such patient assistance programs
and the level of resources needed to maximize existing programs; (iii) the
implications of limiting the authority of health insurers to move a drug to a
higher cost-sharing tier or otherwise modify prescription drug coverage without
notifying the insureds and requiring that modifications be effective on a
uniform basis; and (iv) opportunities to expand relationships between the
Commonwealth and its pharmaceutical, insurance, pharmacy benefit manager,
specialty pharmacy, and patient advocacy partners in order to develop a robust
specialty-tier safety net.