Medication Access and Cost Study Committee
Meets January 22 in Baton Rouge
Released: January 18, 2008
The Medication Access and Cost Study Committee will hold its fifth meeting
on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 9 a.m. at the Louisiana Department of Insurance,
Poydras Building, Second Floor Conference Room. Interested persons are
invited to attend. This committee was created in House Concurrent Resolution
201 of the 2007 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session to study and make
recommendations to the 2008 Louisiana Legislature with respect to medication
access, cost and delivery no later than February 28, 2008.
The Medication Access and Cost Study Committee is composed of 12 appointed
members who represent various pharmaceutical associations, the Louisiana
Department of Health and Hospitals, the Louisianan Department of Insurance,
the Office of Group Benefits, and the Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy.
For additional information on the meeting or the purpose of the committee,
please call Thomas Clemons at (225) 219-4772. The agenda is as follows:
• Opening Remarks
• Approval of December 11th Meeting Minutes
• Discussion on Committee Restructure
• Revisit Meeting Dates
•
Transparency – Peter F. Hardy, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
•
Transparency – Louisiana Pharmacists Association
• Discussion
• Public Comments
• Adjourn