Senate Bill 1 Is the Wrong Prescription for Colorado

May 8, 2006 Senate Bill 1 Is the Wrong Prescription for Colorado This opinion, published in the Fort Smith, Colorado, newspaper, addresses the flaws in the concept of a preferred drug list (PDL) as a way to reduce prescription drug costs and thus reduce Medicaid outlays. The editorial cites evidence from the state of Maine, which has had a PDL since 2001. Specifically, the Maine experience has shown that a PDL increases cost shifting because when prescriptions are limited to a pool of generic or most commonly prescribed medications, patients and physicians must sometimes engage in increased testing to monitor . . .