Colorado beats U.S. Congress to the punch on critical PBM reform. Congress must finish the job of PBM reform NOW. Over the past five years, several not-so-productive bills have passed the Colorado legislature to supposedly lower prescription drug prices. This legislative session, however, something really meaningful happened for Colorado patients....

Passing HB23-1110 Means Better Care, Healthier Outcomes and Millions in Savings for Patients HB23-1110 – The “Biomarker Bill” – awaits next action after overwhelmingly passing in the House Health & Insurance Committee Stakeholders across the state, including the American Cancer Society (“ACS”), have mobilized on this critical piece of legislation. ...

Scarier Than the Original! HB23-1225: PDAB “MODERNIZATION” “Bride of Prescription Drug Affordability Board” is Scaring Coloradans Silly Access compromised to life saving medicines. Zero savings for beleaguered drug patients. No relief from crushing out of pocket medical costs. Squeezing doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, and clinics in a brutal ethical vice. Squandering...

MARCH 9, 2023 Dear (Chair) and Members of the Health & Insurance Committee  Thank you for the opportunity to provide this written testimony to the House Health & Insurance  Committee on HB23-1225, the PDAB Modernization Bill.  In 2021, I was one of dozens of everyday Coloradans, doctors, hospitals, medical providers...