Minnesota lawmakers work together to lower price of prescription meds
The bill aims to make the drugs more available to Minnesotans.
Posted: Feb 24, 2021 8:04 PM
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Rep. State Sen. Carla Nelson and DFL State Representative Jennifer Schultz announced the introduction of their bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the price of non-name brand versions of common biological prescription drugs.
The bill aims to make the drugs more available to Minnesotans.
The bipartisan measure unveiled today would require health plans and pharmacy benefit managers to cover all versions of the non-name brand alternatives to biological medications, known as biosimilars.
The change would give all patients access to the most affordable and effective version of their medication without compromising safety standards.