Title

"News & Issues" piece on a new rule requiring Medicaid patients in Maine to get

Authors

Meg Haskell

Source

Maine Times

Date

1-11-2001

Pages

10

Abstract

"News & Issues" piece on a new rule requiring Medicaid patients in Maine to get prior authorization for an expanded index of medications not included in the program's list of approved drugs. The measure is billed as a means of cutting medication costs, estimated to be as much as $200 million per year in Maine. With a list of the rule's five primary objectives as cited by Dr. Timothy Clifford, medical director for Maine's Medicaid program.

Subjects

Medicaid, Drugs

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