Mental Health Summit Letter re: Restrictions On Access To Psychotropic Medications For Medicaid Recipients In Illinois
March 17, 2011 On March 17, 2011 members of the Illinois Mental Health Summit sent a letter of concern to the Illinois State Department of Healthcare and Family Services over a change in the open access policy for Medicaid recipients that made only two non-generic atypical antipsychotic medications – Zyprexa and Geodon – available to Medicaid recipients on the Preferred Drug List (PDL). All other medications are subject to prior approval (PA) with only a limited exception for persons who are currently receiving these medications. The letter lays out their argument for the impact of restrictions to access to psychotropic drugs . . .
