Senate Resolution 110

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2     BY  RAGAN, STEWART, BEALL, QUIRMBACH, BOLKCOM,
  1  3            KREIMAN, HATCH, DOTZLER, HOLVECK,
  1  4          COURTNEY, KIBBIE, GRONSTAL, CONNOLLY,
  1  5             DVORSKY, HORN, FRAISE, DEARDEN,
  1  6            McCOY, SENG, WARNSTADT, and BLACK
  1  7 A Resolution to encourage the expansion of the
  1  8    Iowa priority prescription savings program.
  1  9    WHEREAS, the Iowa priority prescription savings
  1 10 program was formed in July 2001 through an alliance of
  1 11 consumers, pharmacists, physicians, and Medicare=
  1 12 eligible individuals to provide safe, effective, and
  1 13 affordable prescription drugs to Medicare=eligible
  1 14 Iowans; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the Iowa priority prescription savings
  1 16 program is offered through the not=for=profit Iowa
  1 17 prescription drug corporation, which is located in
  1 18 Iowa, thereby enabling easy access to members; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, in addition to Medicare=eligible
  1 20 individuals, many low=income parents lack prescription
  1 21 drug coverage; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, the framework of the Iowa priority
  1 23 prescription savings program could be expanded to
  1 24 include other groups; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 25    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa
  1 26 prescription drug corporation is encouraged to expand
  1 27 the Iowa priority prescription savings program to
  1 28 include the parents of children who are participating
  1 29 in the medical assistance or healthy and well kids in
  1 30 Iowa program.
  2  1 LSB 5877XS 80
  2  2 pf/sh/8