Senator Skindell Introduces Legislation to Create The Prescription Drug Assistance Program for Seniors, Disabled Ohioans and Veterans
Today, Senator
"Many Ohioans are struggling to pay out-of-pocket costs for insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays to acquire needed medications,"
According to research by the
In 2016, 1,030,738 Ohioans were enrolled in a Medicare Stand Alone Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) and 661,324 were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) with prescription drug coverage, according to Healthpocket, a consumer health information company. Using data from the
* The average monthly premium for a Medicare prescription drug plan in
* The maximum possible annual drug deductible in any 2017 Medicare drug plan across the US is
(https://www.healthpocket.com/medicare/ohio-medicare-part-d/2017#.WdJ_UNFrzDc).
The funding for the Ohio Rx Plan would come from any savings incurred from the passage of any legislation which would mandate that a state agency not pay for prescription drugs more than the price paid by the
An initiated statute requiring the state and several related entities to pay no more for prescription drugs than what is paid by the
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