SENATOR GOLDEN TO LEAD ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON MAIL ORDER PRESCRIPTIONS WITH LEADING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

New York – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn) will be hosting a Mandatory Mail Order Pharmacy Requirement for Specialty Drugs Roundtable tomorrow, Wednesday, December 2, 2015, starting at 11:00 AM in the New York State Senate Hearing Room at 250 Broadway, 19th Floor in Manhattan.

The primary focus of this Roundtable will be to discuss Senate Bill 2530, sponsored by Senator Golden, which seeks to provide consumer access of every covered medication from a local network participating pharmacy and not force individuals to use a mail order pharmacy. The bill is being sponsored in the Assembly by Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner (D-Bronx).

The Pharmacist Society of the State of New York, the National Community Pharmacists Association, as well as patient advocates from the New York Blood Bank, the National Hemophilia Foundation, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis and the New York State Bleeding Disorders Coalition will be involved in the conversations regarding mail orders, specialty drugs and reimbursement.
    
Representatives from various insurance companies including CVS Caremark, United Health Group, Blue Cross and Blue Shield,  as well as the New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage will also be among the participants.

Members of the media are encouraged and welcome to attend.