HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2003.06.12 - 27188Chairperson, I move the adAisinh. • • of the foregoing Resolution.
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issioner Eric Coleman
District #23
Miscellaneous Resolution # 03147
BY: Commissioner Eric Coleman. District #23
RE: Board of Commissioners - Support for HB 4151 and HB 4289 to Address the
High Cost of Prescription Drugs for Seniors and Working Families
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the high cost of prescription drugs for Michigan residents is having a
devastating impact on residents in Michigan and Oakland County who are uninsured or
lack adequate prescription drug coverage; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 4151 would create the Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act,
to establish within the Department of Community Health a program to provide discounted
prescription drug prices to eligible state residents who are either uninsured, underinsured,
or state Medicaid recipients; and
WHEREAS, under House Bill 4151, the State would negotiate substantial rebates
from drug companies and quantity discounts from drug retailers. The savings would be
passed on to Michigan citizens who lack prescription coverage; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 4289 would create the Great Lakes Alliance for Affordable
Drugs Act (GLAAD) to provide an enlarged pool for the purchase of pharmaceutical
products and services for uninsured and publicly insured health care recipients; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 4289 would create a multi-state compact with immense
buying power that would save approximately $50 from state Medicaid drug costs in one
year alone.
WHEREAS, Michigan's seniors, families and those who are uninsured have no
leverage to negotiate more reasonable prices for their prescription medications. House
Bills 4151 and 4289 gives leverage to lower prescription drug prices that will benefit
everyone Michigan resident.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby supports House Bill 4151 and House Bill 4289 and their proposals
to make prescription drugs more affordable.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT copies of this adopted resolution be forwarded
to the Governor of the State of Michigan, the House Committee on Health Policy, the
Oakland County delegation to the state legislature, the Michigan Association of Counties
and Oakland County's legislative lobbyists.
Resolution #03147 June 12, 2003
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.