Florida officials soften approach to reducing Medicaid drug costs. (cover story)

MEDICAID; PRESCRIPTION pricing; COST

FLORIDA; UNITED States

Focuses on the proposal by lawmakers and officials in Florida to use a formulary-based strategy to cut Medicaid costs. Fears by mental health advocates that reducing the Medicaid pharmacy budget would affect clients with mental illness; Development of a prior-authorization program to target physicians deemed to be overprescribing; Other strategies proposed for reducing Medicaid pharmacy costs.