Virginia Following Maryland In Trying To Control Drug Costs

Affordability advocates in Virginia may soon get across the finish line with their own prescription drug advisory board, similar to Maryland’s. The board would be able to set upper payment limits on some medications. Two-thirds of Virginians over 18 regularly take prescription medications. Jared Calfee with AARP says the high cost of drugs can lead people to do desperate and unsafe things to get by…

 

 

“Folks will stop taking a drug if they can’t afford it, or they will start skipping doses or cutting pills in half. Doing things that are not safe and not to the long-term benefit of their own health because they have no choice. It’s between that and putting food on the table, keeping a roof over their head.”