S 627 (see companion bill H 3223, accompanied by study order S 2535) – Massachusetts
Status: Inactive / DeadYear Introduced: 2018
Link: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S627
AN ACT TO PROMOTE PRICE TRANSPARENCY IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES: The Health Policy Commission, in collaboration with the Center for Health Information and Analysis, shall identify annually up to 15 prescription drugs on which the State spends significant health care dollars and for which the wholesale acquisition cost has increased by 50 percent or more over the past five years or by 15 percent or more over the past 12 months, or is a new drug whose price may have a significant impact on the cost benchmark. For each prescription drug identified pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Office of the Attorney General shall require the drug’s manufacturer to provide a justification for the increase in the wholesale acquisition cost of the drug.
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