State Public Policy

In support of our work on drug safety and evidence-based prescribing, the Pew Prescription Project engages stakeholders and advocacy groups within states to promote relevant state legislation, as well as to advocate for key federal initiatives through their delegation. The Pew Prescription Project works with many state-based groups, as well as coalitions in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, California, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maryland, Oregon, South Carolina and Washington.

More information on state coalitions and bills under consideration during the 2010 legislative sessions can be found on the Community Catalyst website.

• "Advancing Efficient Management and Purchasing of Prescription Drugs," Center for Children and Families
• Control Pharmaceutical Marketing and Improve Health Care: Recommendations for State Policymakers

• Data Mining Model Bill
• Prescriber profiling testimony in Maryland, Dec. 2008
• Data Mining Amicus Curiae: IMS Health v. Ayotte
• Gifts Restrictions and Disclosure Model Bill
• Data Mining Amicus Curiae: IMS Health v. Sorrell

• A Fact Sheet on Sample Prescription Medications
• Non-Physician Prescribers and Pharmaceutical Industry Interactions
• A Fact Sheet on Prescription Data Mining
• Data-mining and Medicaid: A Fact Sheet
• Data Mining: Myths and Rebuttals