Legislators seek lower drug costs for Illinois seniors
South suburban lawmakers Jim Brosnahan Maggie Crotty Kevin McCarthy and George Scully propose the Senior Citizen Drug Discount Program to cut prescription prices for Illinois seniors by tying discounts to federal schedule prices plus a state dispensing fee. They argue prices are about 75 percent higher in Illinois than Canada and Mexico and would be covered without state subsidies by drugmakers negotiating discounts.
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D-Evergreen Park
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D-Flossmoor
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