Prescriber Prevails Update
Prescriber Prevails Update:Prescriber prevails is a policy that allows medical providers and patients to have the final say over medication decisions. This year, the Executive budget proposes to reduce prescriber prevails – cutting patient access to important medications. Patient groups across New York State are calling on their state representatives to protect prescriber prevails in Medicaid and extend it to all therapeutic classes. We ask Governor Cuomo, the New York State Senate, and the New York State Assembly to protect prescriber prevails and extend it to all medication classes in Medicaid.
Urgent Action: Contact Your Legislator to
Fight for “Prescriber Prevails”!
The 2014-2015 NYS Budget must protect and expand “prescriber prevails” for all patients in Medicaid. “Prescriber prevails” protects patients.
Prescriber prevails is a policy that allows medical providers and patients to have the final say over medication decisions. This year, the Executive budget proposes to reduce prescriber prevails – cutting patient access to important medications.
Patient groups across New York State are calling on their state representatives to protect prescriber prevails in Medicaid and extend it to all therapeutic classes.
CALL – FACEBOOK – TWEET – EMAIL
Tell Your Senators:
Thank your for protecting prescriber prevails and extending it to all classes!
Majority Leader Dean Skelos: 518-455-3171, Facebook, Twitter, Email
Senator Jeffrey Klein: 518-455-3595, Facebook, Twitter, Email
Senator John DeFrancisco: 518-455-3511, Facebook, Twitter, Email
Senator Kemp Hannon: 518-455-2200, Facebook, Twitter, Email
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins: 518-455-2585, Facebook, Twitter, Email
Senator Gustavo Rivera: 518-455-3395, Facebook, Twitter, Email
Tell Your Assemblymembers:
Please extend prescriber prevails for all medication classes in Medicaid. We can’t discriminate between which patients are protected and which are left out.
Speaker Sheldon Silver: 518-455-3791, Email
Assemblyman Herman Farrell: 518-455-5491, Email
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried: 518-455-4941, Twitter, Email
Assemblyman Andrew Raia: 518-455-5952, Facebook, Twitter, Email
Assemblyman Brian Kolb: 518-455-3751, Facebook, Twitter, Email