The EACH/PIC Coalition submitted written testimony to the Michigan House Committee on Government Operations ahead of consideration of S.B. 3-5. The letter urged the committee to oppose the legislation that would establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) in Michigan.
The letter stated:
“While we share with you the goals of lowering unaffordable out-of-pocket (OOP) drug costs and ensuring all Michigan residents can access critical medications, we believe PDABs have proven in other states to be costly and ineffective at achieving these goals and will ultimately cause more harm by creating added barriers between patients and needed care.”
“[W]e are concerned creating a PDAB with authority to set upper payment limits (UPLs) for selected drugs will result in worse outcomes for patients.”
“[W]e hope you will forego an ineffective and expensive reform proposal and instead work with our coalition and others to pursue more productive patient-driven reforms.”