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Understanding Maryland’s Draft UPL Action Plan
On Friday, August 9, the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board released its draft Upper Payment Limit Action Plan. If the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board determines that a drug “has led or will lead to affordability challenges for the State...
Do prescription drug affordability boards live up to their name?
Health care payers are intensely focused on the cost of healthcare, particularly pharmaceutical costs. States, as large purchasers of health care, are seeking new and expanded ways to reduce these costs. One means they have recently begun to employ is prescription...
State Panels Decide Whose Drugs Are “Affordable”
Some states are trying to lower health care costs by establishing review boards to assess and limit prescription drug spending.
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What are Prescription Drug Affordability Boards?
Who should make decisions about the value of YOUR health? You and your doctor? Or your state government?
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Prescription Drug Affordability Boards
State governments want to lower health care spending. But some policy approaches overlook what matters to patients and health care providers.
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Fast Facts: Prescription Drug Affordability Boards
Some policy approaches overlook what matters most to patients and providers—and even make it more difficult for patients to access the treatment they need.
Prescription Drug Affordability Boards: Fact Sheet
State government-run organizations that make recommendations about a drug’s value don’t always listen to patients and providers.
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