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Article: OK House Republicans announce prescription drug plan

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State House Republicans on Tuesday introduced a plan to reduce the cost of prescription drugs for Oklahomans that was praised - and partially claimed - by Democrats.

Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Todd Hiett, R- Kellyville, and Rep. Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, unveiled the Rx for Oklahoma proposal at a press conference Tuesday morning. The program could be put into effect almost immediately, and would cost just under $1 million to implement, said Steele.

The proposal would expand statewide a program created a few years ago by legislation authored by the then-senator from Shawnee, Brad Henry. Based in Norman, the Prescription Assistance program was started with a $10,000 grant ...

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