{"id":5084462,"date":"2019-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/now-focus-of-bill-prescription-drug-importation\/"},"modified":"2019-06-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T04:00:00","slug":"now-focus-of-bill-prescription-drug-importation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2019\/06\/03\/now-focus-of-bill-prescription-drug-importation\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Focus Of Bill: Prescription Drug Importation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Vicki Adame<\/a>, CTLatinoNews.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

As the legislative session heads into the homestretch, it’s a race to pass a bill providing affordable prescription medications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Senator Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, co-chair of the insurance committee and a proponent of legislation to lower prescriptions costs, said he is still hopeful something will pass this year.<\/p>\n\n\n

In an effort to make sure some portion of the original bill (House Bill 7174) stood a chance, lawmakers decided to focus on prescription importation from Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to bring safe, affordable Canadian drugs to Connecticut as part of the healthcare bill (HB 7267),\u201d Lesser said.<\/p>\n\n\n

While Democrats and health care providers had been supporting HB 7174, there were concerns surrounding some portions of the bill by some legislators, said Anna Doroghazi, associate state director, advocacy and outreach for AARP Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n

Both Florida and Colorado passed prescription drug importation bills this year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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