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2021 State Bills Rhode Island 2021 S171

Rhode Island

Retrieved from NHGRI

Jurisdiction
Rhode Island
Status
Died
NHGRI topic(s)
Health Insurance Coverage
Record year or session
2021
NHGRI database updated
February 8, 2024
Snapshot retrieved
September 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC
Source row
856
Stable source ID
nhgri-a2c8cdc45a33d0e368a3

NHGRI summary

Establishes a rare disease medication reinsurance fund. Creates and establishes funding for a rare disease medication advisory council. Based on information from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the council must recommend the drugs to be covered, an assessment rate, and a funding distribution method. The council must recommend for inclusion only those medications that are high cost prescription drugs, gene therapies or cell therapies designated as orphan drugs by the federal drug administration. 4/1/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study. Died.

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Provenance

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