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Article: New Medicaid law on generic drugs draws criticism.
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- Providence Journal (Providence, RI)
- Article date:
- July 27, 2006
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Byline: Elizabeth Gudrais
Jul. 27--PROVIDENCE -- To save money in the state's Medicaid program by encouraging the use of less-expensive generic drugs, Rhode Island may be jeopardizing the health of its mentally ill residents, mental-health advocates say.
The General Assembly authorized the state Department of Human Services to create a preferred drug list that would limit the drugs covered by Medicaid. The DHS sought public feedback on implementing that and other new laws in a hearing last week. Advocates for the mentally ill responded in force, pleading with the DHS to exclude mental-illness medications from the new regulations.
A preferred ...