LD171 - Affordable Prescription Drugs

(2013)

An Act To Facilitate the Licensing of International Mail Order Prescription Pharmacies by the Maine Board of Pharmacy

Sponsored by Sponsored by: Sen. Troy Jackson (D – Allagash)

What is the bill?

The Maine AFL-CIO supports access to affordable medicine and prescription drugs for everyone. LD 171 allows Maine citizens access to lower cost prescription drugs via companies like CanaRx, that act as a broker for the purchase of name brand prescription drugs from pharmacies located outside the U.S. Maine companies, the City of Portland and the State of Maine, have all successfully used CanaRx to keep their prescription costs down. In 2012, Attorney General William Schneider ruled that CanaRx could not be licensed in Maine. Enactment of LD 171 allows Mainers to purchase prescription pharmaceuticals from international pharmacies. This will make prescription drugs more affordable for thousands of Maine workers and their families and is estimated to save the State of Maine $3 million in prescription drug costs. This bill enjoyed strong bipartisan support and became law without Governor LePage’s signature.

What happened?

Passed, Became Law Without Governor’s Signature

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