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Currently, the majority of health plans have established Tiers for medication coverage - with fixed co-pays.  In recent years (beginning with Medicare plans) health plans have moved specialty medications to Tiers IV-VI that cost patients a percentage of the cost of the medication, usually 20-35% of the cost of the medication.  This can end up costing patients thousands of dollars out of pocket each month, and continues to cause patients to go without recommended, and often life-saving, treatment. In Georgia this summer, Representative Sharon Cooper hosted a committee hearing where advocates, including the Specialty Tiers Coalition of Georgia, educated policy makers on this vital issue, and asked them to help find a solution right for Georgia.  Chairman Cooper asked the Pharmacy Caucus to address this issue, and help find a way to ensure that patients in Georgian have access to needed medications. 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