Oct 18, 2019 | Pappas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A new law backed by state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, will manage spikes in prescription drug costs and rein in pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to skyrocket costs. “When members of our community go to the pharmacy to pick up the critical...
Oct 18, 2019 | Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. John Connor, D-Lockport, continued to crack down on health care cost increases with his support of a new law lowering prescription drug prices and reining in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). “Everyone in our community deserves...
Oct 17, 2019 | Halpin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A law backed by state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, will make it easier for patients to get critical medications by streamlining the process pharmacies use to fill prescriptions. “The bureaucracy imposed by insurance companies is clogging our...
Oct 15, 2019 | Carroll
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Northbrook, backed a new law to ensure lifesaving prescriptions are available quickly by cutting insurance industry bureaucracy and streamlining filling proceedures. “It’s passed time we streamline the process...
Oct 11, 2019 | Pappas
BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. – A new law backed by state Rep. Diane Pappas, D-Itasca, will streamline and simplify the prescription filling process, cutting down on wait times for lifesaving medications. “The red tape put in place by big insurance companies prevents pharmacists...