State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford) is one of four chairs of the task force.

By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Legislators and a cross-section of healthcare industry experts gathered Wednesday at the Legislative Office Building for the inaugural meeting of the Prescription Drug Task Force to start getting a grip on soaring prescription medication costs in the state.

The task force brings together a bipartisan coalition of legislators, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, pharmaceutical industry experts, advocates, and patients to determine a legislative solution to protecting and expanding patient care through enhanced access to pharmaceuticals while supporting the health and economic well-being of the state and its residents.

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