Healthcare Costs

(April 12) – Reps. Joann Ginal and Dominique Jackson won voice-vote House approval today for their bill to add some transparency around skyrocketing prices for pharmaceutical drugs. Under HB18-1260, pharmaceuticals companies would be required to provide 90 days’ notice to the public when they increase the price of a drug by 10 percent over two

(April 5) – The Drug Costs Savings Act, Rep. Janet Buckner’s bill to increase cost transparency around prescription drugs, passed the House today with strong bipartisan support. HB18-1284, part of the House Democrats’ agenda to control health care costs and protect consumers, allows a pharmacist to disclose a customer’s share of the cost of a