Virginia residents could see savings in their health care costs under first-in-the-nation legislation that attempts to spread the benefits of new Medicare drug price negotiations to many people across the state.
The so-called Affordable Medicine Act, which the House of Delegates passed in a 61-33 vote Friday, would create a board of experts to review prescription drug prices and, when medications are deemed unaffordable, set payment ceilings on what certain state-regulated health plans can pay.
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