Americas Agenda Healthcare For All Inc

TO ORGANIZE, EDUCATE, AND BUILD CONSENSUS AMONG A WIDE RANGE OF LABOR, BUSINESS, HEALTH CARE, CITIZEN GROUPS, AND OTHER DIVERSE INTERESTS IN SUPPORT OF ADOPTION OF HEALTH CARE POLICIES THAT WILL ASSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS.

DURING THE COURSE OF 2021, AMERICAS AGENDA (AAHCA) CONTINUED OUR ONGOING WORK IN BUILDING AND SUPPORTING BROAD CITIZEN COALITIONS THAT UNITE BUSINESSES, LABOR UNIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AROUND AN AMERICAS AGENDA-DESIGNED STRATEGY TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. OUR EFFORTS FOCUSED PRIMARILY IN FIVE STATES: MARYLAND, NEW HAMPSHIRE, COLORADO, MINNESOTA, AND OHIO. AAHCAADVISED AND SUPPORTED THE EFFORTS IN EACH OF THESE STATES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT DRIVERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST INCREASES THE FASTEST GROWING COMPONENT OF OVERALL HEALTH COST INCREASES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ACHIEVING PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS, TAXPAYERS, AND BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED HEALTH PLANS. IN EACH OF THESE STATE EFFORTS, INAAHCA BUILT ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR POLICY INITIATIVE IN NEW JERSEY, WHERE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMERICAS AGENDA-DESIGNED PUBLIC POLICY STRATEGY FOR CREATING A DYNAMICALLY COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE FOR PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS CAPTURED $2.52 BILLION IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS OVER 5 YEARS FOR STATE TAXPAYERS AND THE NEW JERSEY STATE EMPLOYEES HEALTH PLAN. IN FOUR OF THE FIVE STATES WHERE AAHCA HAS FOCUSED MOST INTENSIVELY, OUR EFFORTS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES TOWARD OUR GOAL OF SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINABLE REDUCTION IN COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. THEFOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 2021:- IN MINNESOTA, AAHCA ORGANIZING AND SUPPORT OF A BROAD COALITION OF STATE BUSINESSES, LABOR UNIONS, PATIENT ADVOCATES, INDEPENDENT PHARMACISTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS UNITED IN SUPPORT FOR AN AMERICAS AGENDA-DESIGNED STRATEGY TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS RESULTED IN JULY 2021 ENACTMENT, WITH STRONG BIPARTISAN MAJORITIES, OF SF 2178, WHICH GOVERNOR TIM WALTZ SIGNED INTO LAW BY MN.- IN COLORADO, AAHCA ORGANIZING AND SUPPORT OF A BROAD COALITION OF STATE BUSINESSES, LABOR UNIONS, PATIENT ADVOCATES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS UNITED IN SUPPORT FOR AN AMERICAS AGENDADESIGNED STRATEGY TO REDUCE STATE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS RESULTED IN JUNE 2021 ENACTMENT, WITH STRONG BIPARTISAN MAJORITIES, OF THE COMPETITIVE PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER MARKETPLACE ACT, WHICH GOVERNOR JARED POLIS SIGNED INTO LAW.- IN OHIO, AAHCA ORGANIZING AND SUPPORT OF A BROAD COALITION OF PATIENT ADVOCATES, LABOR UNIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS UNITED IN SUPPORT FOR AN AMERICAS AGENDA-DESIGNED STRATEGY TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS RESULTED IN ADOPTION BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE OF A PROVISION IN THE 2021 STATE BUDGET THAT AUTHORIZES STATE AGENCIES TO USE THE REVERSE AUCTION FOR STATE PROCUREMENTS. AUTHORIZATION OF THE REVERSE AUCTION PROCESS WILL BE KEY TO IMPLEMENTING THE AAHCA-DESIGNED STRATEGY FOR LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.- IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AAHCA ORGANIZING AND SUPPORT OF A BROAD COALITION OF STATE BUSINESSES, LABOR UNIONS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS UNITED IN SUPPORT FOR AN AMERICAS AGENDA-DESIGNED STRATEGY TO REDUCE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS HAD RESULTED IN ENACTMENT OF THE 2020 NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESCRIPTION DRUG MARKETPLACE ACT WITH OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. IN 2021, AAHCA AND OUR STATE COALITION PARTNERS PIVOTED TO ADVOCACY FOR TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW STATUTE. OUR OBJECTIVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF 2021.