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Article: Special session eyed for drug costs: Wise wants current Legislature to act on cost-management plan
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- Charleston Gazette
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- October 9, 2004
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Gov. Bob Wise said Friday he could call a special session of the
Legislature on prescription drug prices before the end of this month -
if there is consensus among lawmakers to do so.
"If there's not consensus in the Legislature for a special
session, you don't want them sitting there at $35,000 a day, day
after day," Wise said after the last of five town hall meetings
statewide to discuss the recommendations of the Pharmaceutical Cost
Management Council.
Wise said it's not feasible to call a special session next week,
since many legislators will be attending out-of-town interim meetings
in Shepherdstown from Sunday through Tuesday.
"We couldn't do one until the next ...