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21 States Join Alliance to Reduce Drug Prices

Tue, 06/27/2000 - 11:00pm — Karen Stevenson
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The Center For Policy Alternatives (CPA) issued a policy brief, "Playing Fair: State Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices" and announced a 21-state alliance to attack the problem of spiraling prescription drug prices. They stated that, with prescription drug legislation stalled in Congress, there is significant momentum across the states to support the Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act. This act is modeled after the bill passed in Maine in May, 2000 with near unanimous, bipartisan support. This act allows states to use their power to negotiate steep discounts by pooling all uninsured residents.

The states which have joined this alliance are Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. CPA a nonpartisan public policy and leadership development center.

The Center For Policy Alternatives (CPA) issued a policy brief, "Playing Fair: State Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices" and announced a 21-state alliance to attack the problem of spiraling prescription drug prices. They stated that, with prescription drug legislation stalled in Congress, there is significant momentum across the states to support the Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act. This act is modeled after the bill passed in Maine in May, 2000 with near unanimous, bipartisan support. This act allows states to use their power to negotiate steep discounts by pooling all uninsured residents.

The states which have joined this alliance are Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. CPA a nonpartisan public policy and leadership development center.