State Sens. James Maroney (D-Milford) and Matt Lesser (D-Middletown) will hold a prescription drug and long-term care forum on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the High Plains Community Center cafeteria in Orange.
The senators are leading this forum to inform the public of potential state legislative solutions to lower the cost of life-saving prescription drugs and make much-needed long-term care affordable. They are also eager to hear feedback from community members.
According to an RX Price Watch report from the AARP Public Policy Institute, brand name drug prices increased more than twice as quickly as inflation in 2018. Additionally, according to the report, “For over a decade, annual brand name drug price increases have exceeded the general inflation rate by 2-fold to more than 100-fold.”
Meanwhile, according to the Population Reference Bureau, Connecticut has the 14th oldest population in the country. This distinction makes long-term care a necessity for many as this insurance covers, among other things, the costs of a nursing home, assisted living or in-home care. However, many are priced out as the Bipartisan Policy Center reports average annual spending of $100,000 for a nursing home, $45,000 for assisted living and $33,000 for in-home care.
prescriptions are high but the problem i think its at the dr clinic . Doctors doing their job ? Most dr appointments last 1-2 min and does the doctor explain whats good wats bad , what to eat and what not to eat . And diabetes had ben proved that it can get cured by eliminating bad foods . Some doctors just write out a note and just send u off so u could revisit days latter . The main problem is their 70 % medical patience have lots extra prescriptions at home most of it is the same repeated prescriptions that will never b used 3 -4 of the same product makes no sense. The only way to find is by having a recycle prescription station. So u could see how much money is being tossed to the garbage