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Corrections seeks permission to use brand-name pricing deals to lower drug costs; committee advances bill
Summary
The Department of Corrections told lawmakers that allowing the department to accept manufacturer pricing on name-brand drugs could lower its pharmaceutical costs and remove outdated recordkeeping requirements; committee voted to advance the bill.
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections asked the House Executive Departments and Administration Committee to give the department authority to accept manufacturer price agreements and use name-brand drugs when they are the lower-cost option under negotiated deals.
Jane Graham, strategic communications administrator at the Department of Corrections, and Ben Carbone, chief pharmacist, testified that the department currently cannot always take advantage of manufacturer pricing offers that can make a name-brand drug…
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