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This bill aims to reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education. It requires the Health Policy Commission to develop and implement an evidence-based outreach and education program for healthcare practitioners authorized to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs, such as physicians, podiatrists, and pharmacists. The program will provide in-person visits, utilize evidence-based materials, and inform prescribers about drug marketing intended to circumvent competition from generic or therapeutically-equivalent alternatives. The Commission is also required to undertake a public education initiative to inform residents about clinical trials, drug safety, and prescription drug adherence, with a focus on outreach to low-income communities. The Commission can establish fees for subscriptions and contracts with private health care payers, and seek funding from non-governmental health access foundations and undesignated drug litigation settlement funds.

Health and Social Services

Joint Committee on Public Health (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4465