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Commissioners ask staff for cost breakdown on Sublocade as a treatment option
Summary
During new business, a member asked staff to prepare a cost comparison of Sublocade compared with the county’s current medication approach, saying Sublocade appeared ‘‘extremely more expensive’’ though potentially beneficial. No formal funding decision or motion was recorded.
A member of the Jefferson County Board asked staff to produce a cost breakdown comparing Sublocade to the county’s current medication treatment approach during the meeting’s new-business discussion.
The member said, as recorded in the transcript, that ‘‘the Sublocade is extremely more expensive than what we’re doing now, but I think it would be highly beneficial if...’’ and offered to provide additional cost information when available. Staff agreed to obtain the cost breakdown and return the information to the board.
No motion, vote or budget action was recorded in the transcript related to changing the county’s medication protocol or funding a different treatment. The meeting record does not include dollar amounts, the current medication name, or a timetable for the cost analysis beyond the member’s offer to provide details.
Ending note: The transcript spells the alternative as "Sublocade" in the discussion; the record reads an unclear comparator term (transcribed as "sublux" in the audio transcript). The meeting did not include a formal decision on treatment protocols or funding.
