A Kansas health administrator tried Monday to reassure legislators that his agency is working aggressively to hold down prescription costs for the state and its government workers after a union group raised some concerns.
Doug Farmer, director of the state employees' health plan, faced numerous questions from a House committee about Kansas' contract with CVS Caremark Corp. The Woonsocket, R.I., company manages prescription drug benefits for about 100,000 state employees, local school and government workers and their family members.
The Government Efficiency and Fiscal Oversight Committee called Farmer to testify after Change to Win, a Washington-based union …

No comments:
Post a Comment