January 16, 2018
9:00am -
12:00pm,
State Capitol Room 310
Meeting Minutes
Documents/Materials
- Draft Report: Recommendations on Pharmaceutical Costs
- Consolidated Public Comments
- Association for Accessible Medicine
- Biotechnology Innovation Organization
- Burton and Patricia Conway
- CT Association of Health Plans
- CT Legal Aid
- CT State Innovation Model
- CT State Medical Society
- Diane Belford - High Cost of USA Prescription Drugs
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Joshua Agelis
- Kathy Flaherty
- Lesley Bennett
- Linda Bronstein
- National Association of Social Workers
- Patients for Affordable Drugs
- Pfizer
- Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
- Planned Parenthood
- Public Citizen
- Ross Kristal
- Sanofi
- Stephen Smith
- Supriyo Chatterjee
- Susan Israel
- Velandy Manohar
- William McKinney
- Yale School of Management Cabinet Rx
Description/Additional Comments
Over the last year the Cabinet has engaged a variety of stakeholders including industry experts, government leaders, researchers, consumers, providers, health plans and advocates, to help the identify a set of detailed recommendations to address pharmaceutical costs. The draft report of recommendations represents the combined efforts of various workgroups and Cabinet discussion. After initial review and consideration of the recommendations of each workgroup, the Cabinet directed the workgroup chairs to collaborate to prioritize the recommendations and combine them into one report to present to the public for comment. Recommendations are organized into two categories; those that require legislation and those that can be implemented using existing administrative authority. After public feedback has been collected, the Cabinet will again consider the recommendations at its January 16, 2018 meeting and may change and reprioritize the list prior to sending a final report to the Governor and the legislature for consideration. Written public comment will be accepted until February 6, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Comments should be sent to Victoria Veltri, Chief Health Policy Advisor, at victoria.veltri@ct.gov. All comments will be posted on the Cabinet website with the January 16th meeting materials.