Lawmakers Offer 3 Bills for Drug-Monitoring Program

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefA Missouri senator who derailed efforts to approve a prescription drug-monitoring program in 2012 has introduced a bill that would require voters to decide if such a program should be approved in the Show Me State.The senator's bill is one of three separate proposals introduced this year that would establish a system to track prescriptions in Missouri, which is the only state in the nation that has not implemented or authorized a drug-monitoring program. Proponents – including workers' compensation carriers – say drug-monitoring programs ca...