Health Issues
During the 2008 legislative session, Senator Lathrop passed legislation that will save money on prescription drugs by establishing a Medicaid preferred drug list for the State of Nebraska and requiring the State to enter into a multistate purchasing pool for prescription drugs. The annual projected savings was anticipated to be at least $2 million per year for the State of Nebraska.
In 2011, Senator Lathrop worked with health providers, concussion victims, and the National Football League to introduce and pass the Concussion Awareness Education Act (LB 260). The new law established one of the most thorough processes for educating young athletes, coaches, and parents about the dangers of concussions in the United States.
In 2012, Senator Lathrop led the effort of the Business and Labor Committee to provide funds to subcontractors of Boys and Girls Home through the passage of LB 1072. Boys and Girls Home had been a lead agency with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Department's failed child welfare reform effort and had failed to pay numerous providers despite their work with children who were under the care of the State of Nebraska. LB 1072 provided funds to these providers which allowed them to continue their efforts to assist Nebraska's children.
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