Created by the Lamont administration in Connecticut last year, the Prescription Drug Task Force met in December for the first in a series of workshops to brainstorm ways to mitigate the rising cost of pharmaceuticals, while also trying to regulate the newest player in the sector – Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).
The task force met and produced a set of recommendations that were packaged into House Bill 7192, which is up for a public hearing today (March 11, 2025).
Brian Scott-Smith caught up with state Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, to talk more about the task force's work and HB 7192 ahead of its public hearing. Lesser was one of four chairs of the task force...
