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House approves Medicaid preferred drug list aimed at limiting prescription costs
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 42 to let the state create a preferred drug list (PDL) for Medicaid, which sponsors say will reduce prescription spending via volume discounts while preserving physician authority to override the list for medical necessity.
The Utah House voted to approve Senate Bill 42 on Feb. 7, authorizing the state health insurance department to establish a preferred drug list for people covered by Medicaid. Sponsor Representative James Dunnegan said the list will consolidate clinically proven medicines to secure volume discounts and manufacturer rebates, and estimated combined federal and state savings of roughly $2.7 million in the first year.
Supporters framed the bill as a practical cost-control measure. "We're currently paying over $200,000,000 a year for…
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