70.946 Generic Drug Pricing
The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) recognizes that generic drugs are not identical to their brand name precursors. MSSNY will advocate to ensure that a patient’s physician has final decision-making authority regarding which prescription medications are necessary for that patient’s well-being and it will further advocate to ensure the availability of affordable prescription medications for patients, including opposition to sudden unjustified price increases in prescription medications.
The Medical Society will continue to work with the Department of Financial Services, Department of Health and Attorney General’s office to expedite reviews of situations where insurers and their agents improperly delay responding to requests for pre-authorization of needed medications and further, MSSNY will advocate for sufficient fines to be imposed on insurers who fail to respond to pre-authorization requests in a timely manner. (HOD 2015-52; Reaffirmed HOD 2019 in lieu of res 53)
