prescription drugs
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Colorado Supreme Court says health providers may be sued for reporting drug theft
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Even though individual healthcare workers enjoy immunity from lawsuits when investigating potential prescription drug theft, the same shield does not exist for organizations that report such criminal activity, the Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Monday. Certain laws in Colorado grant immunity to “persons” who report crimes or elder abuse. However, the question for the Supreme Court…
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Colorado lawmakers OK dispensing prescription drugs via ‘vending machines’
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Picking up prescription medications could soon be as easy as buying a candy bar in Colorado, thanks to a bill passed by the state legislature on Wednesday. If enacted, House Bill 1195 would allow pharmacies to use automated “vending machines” to dispense prescription medications to patients. The machines could be put in hospitals, health clinics or retail…
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Meds from ‘vending machines’? Colorado lawmakers explore automation to dispense drugs
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Picking up prescription medications could soon be as easy as buying a candy bar in Colorado – if a new bill from the state House is passed into law. House Bill 1195 would allow pharmacies to use automated “vending machines” to dispense prescription medications to patients. The machines could be put in hospitals, health clinics…
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Committee advances bill to let psychologists prescribe medications in Colorado
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A Colorado legislative committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow licensed psychologists be certified to prescribe and administer psychotropic medications. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a psychiatrist or medical doctor to get a prescription. But due to…
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Bradfield backs bill to let psychologists prescribe medications | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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The more than 3,000 psychologists operating in Colorado could soon be able to prescribe mental health medications to patients – if a bill from Colorado Springs’ Rep. Mary Bradfield is passed into law. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a…
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Colorado seeks FDA approval for cost-saving plan to import prescription drugs from Canada
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Colorado submitted a proposal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday, seeking to import prescription drugs from Canada to save Coloradans money on medications. Importing lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada would reduce drug costs for Coloradans by an average of 65%, according to an analysis by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy…
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Bill mandating rebates to be passed on to consumers clears first House committee
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The bill to change how “step therapy” works – or doesn’t – for thousands of Coloradans with chronic conditions and who are prescribed some of the most expensive drugs took another step toward passage Wednesday. But House Bill 1370 continues to leave out the biggest driver in the cost of prescription drugs – the pharmaceutical industry, acknowledged Rep.…
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Out West Roundup: Arizona governor suspends Uber from autonomous testing
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Arizona Arizona governor suspends Uber from autonomous testing PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey suspended Uber’s self-driving vehicle testing privileges last week in the wake of a pedestrian fatality in a Phoenix suburb. Ducey said in a letter to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi that video footage of the crash raised concerns about the San Francisco-based company’s…
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McGuffey: Patients need transparency, predictability in prescription drug plans
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Nobody likes unpleasant surprises, particularly when it’s a bill for your out-of-pocket expenses on medicine that you need to stay healthy. These surprises are more and more common as insurance companies have increasingly shifted the cost of prescription medicine to consumers’ pocketbooks. All across Colorado, one in four people are fighting chronic diseases. In my…
