125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 346		LR 978(02)
	An Act To Reimburse Pharmacies under the MaineCare Program Based on Wholesale Acquisition Costs
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$27,500	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$27,500	$0	$0	$0
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$27,500	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Provides a one-time General Fund appropriation and Federal Expenditures Fund allocation to the Office of MaineCare Service in the Department of Health and Human Services for eligibility and payment system upgrades and to meet other requirements needed to implement a mandatory MaineCare prescription drug co-payment system.  Also assumes that implementation of a mandatory prescription drug co-payment system that will result in prescription drugs not being dispensed because of failure to pay co-payments will result in a decrease in MaineCare prescription drug utilization and spending that cannot be quantified at this time.