Please Help Stop SB42

There has recently been a bill passed through the Utah Senate that will set up a Preferred Drug List for Medicare and Medicaid which could be used as a model for private insurance. The bill does not exclude anti-hemophilic factor. This means that factor medication can become very limited. The danger is that different factors can react differently in an individual. One type of factor may not have an effect on a member of the bleeding disorder community. There is a provision that allows a doctor to override the list, but, in the case of a bleeding emergency, going through the process is impractical. The Utah House of Representatives is going to be looking at the bill very soon. It is important for everyone in the community to contact their Representatives and ask that any preferred drug list exclude anti-hemophilic factors. If anyone has any questions, they can contact me at cwgardner01@hotmail.com. Thank you.