One Of Several Measures To Control Drug Prices Shelved For The Year
The bill would have focused a spotlight on pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen in the drug pipeline.
Capital Public Radio:
Do You Know How Much Your Drugs Cost? Transparency Bill Pulled From Vote, But Will Return
A bill aimed at regulating drug price negotiations in California is done for the year at the state Capitol. Democratic Assemblyman Jim Wood says he will return next year with his measure to create transparency around pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. (Caiola, 9/7)
In other news from Sacramento —
San Francisco Chronicle:
Lawmaker Wants California Public Schools To Provide Free Tampons
A California lawmaker wants public schools in the state to provide free feminine hygiene products in campus bathrooms, saying she too often hears of girls missing school because they can’t afford pads or tampons or putting themselves at risk for infection by not changing the products as often as they should to cut costs. (Gutierrez, 9/7)