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PRESCRIPTION DRUG ISSUES

COMMITTEE AGENDA

 

 

 

Tuesday Legislative Conference Rooms 1 & 2

August 7, 2001 State Capitol

8:30 a.m.

Call to Order

Roll Call and Determination of Quorum

Approval of Minutes

Opening Remarks ? Chair Phyllis Heineman

8:35 a.m.

Overview of County Responsibility for the Payment of Prescription Drugs

  • Jill Wellhouse, Administrator of Catastrophic County Poor Relief, Department of Social Services

9:00 a.m.

Pricing Structure of Prescription Drugs

  • Harvey C. Jewett, Chairman, Jewett Drug Company

Government Pricing Policies and Their Effect on Retail Pharmacies

  • Bill Ladwig, R. Ph., Pharmacy Director, Lewis Drug Stores
   

10:00 a.m.

Break
   

10:15 a.m.

Medicare + Choice (AAPCC - Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost) Payment Rates and Their Effect on Medicare Coverage, Including Prescription Drugs

  • Ruth Krystopolski, Executive Director, Sioux Valley Health Plan
   

11:00 a.m.

State Initiatives Addressing Prescription Drug Costs and Access

  • Richard Cauchi, Program Manager, Pharmaceuticals Project, Health Care Program, National Conference of State Legislatures

Noon

Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.

Overview of States? Prescription Drug Programs: Costs, Trends, Outcomes, and Development Criteria

  • David Gross, Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute
   

2:00 p.m.

Pierre Pilot Program: Drug Therapy Management

  • Jim Stephens, R. Ph., Vilas Pharmacies

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.

Controlling Pharmaceutical Costs Through Disease Management

  • Jo Prang, R. Ph., Medicap Pharmacies

  • Dr. Michael C. Rost, President, Health Care Medical Technology, Inc.

  • Dean Krogman, South Dakota Medical Association

4:00 p.m.

Public Testimony

Committee Discussion and Staff Directives

Next Meeting Date

5:00 p.m.

Adjournment

All times are approximate

 

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Members: Representative Phyllis Heineman, Chair; Senator Kenneth Albers, Vice Chair; Senator Ed Olson; Representatives Julie Bartling, Jarvis Brown, Larry Frost, Tom Hansen, Jim Hundstad, Jean Hunhoff, Frank Kloucek, Claire Konold, Casey Murschel, David Sigdestad, Dale Slaughter, and Donald Van Etten

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