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IN SR0018

Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Jean Breaux

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the legislative council to assign prescription drug pricing and access to specialty prescription drugs as topics for study by the appropriate committee

  • Notes that FDA specialty drug approvals exceeded traditional drug approvals for the first time in 2010, with this trend continuing annually

  • Cites Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services projections of sustained drug spending increases of 6% or more annually from 2015 to 2022

  • References 2014 U.S. prescription drug spending of nearly $379 billion, with approximately one-third spent on specialty drugs

Legislative Description

A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the topics of prescription drug pricing and access to specialty prescription drugs.

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