Minnesota’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board was established to conduct cost reviews of prescription drug products and set payment limits. 

The Prescription Drug Affordability Board is comprised of seven voting members appointed by the governor, one nonvoting member appointed by the majority leader of the senate; and one nonvoting member appointed by the speaker of the house. 

Enabling legislation: 62J.87; Minnesota 2023 Laws, Chapter 57, Article 2, Section 30

Comments may be submitted to the Prescription Drug Affordability Board here: PDAB_Public_Comments

Contact Vernon Rowen, our Executive Director, at vernon.rowen@state.mn.us.

Public Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, November 18th, 2025; 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location (Hybrid)
The Wilder Center
451 Lexington Pkwy N
St. Paul, MN 55104
2610 – Summit-University Conference Room.

Meeting ID: 263 632 390 094 8
Passcode: Au62Y6R3

Past Meetings

October 30, 2025

• October 30, Patient Listening Session (.pdf)

October 14, 2025

• Board Agenda for October 14, 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Survey of Prescription Drug Rate Collection and Review Processes (.pdf)
• Draft PDAB Work Plan (.pdf)
• Meeting video for October 14 meeting (.mp4)

September 9, 2025

• Board Agenda for September 9, 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Draft of Mission and Vision Statement for September 9 meeting (.pdf)
• Executive Director's Report for September 9 meeting (.pdf)
• Private Health Insurance Market Impacts (.pdf)
• Final Mission Vision Values statement (.pdf)
• Meeting minutes for August 12 meeting (.pdf)
• Meeting video for September 9 meeting (.mp4)

August 12, 2025​

• Board Agenda for August 12, 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Draft Proprietary Information Policy - clean version (.pdf)
• Draft Proprietary Information Policy - redline version (.pdf)
• Memo Regarding Proprietary Information Policy Revisions (.pdf)
• Presentation: Achieving Prescription Drug Affordability (.pdf)
• Draft Proprietary and Trade Secret Information; Confidentiality Policy (July 2025) (.pdf)
• Executive Report for August 12, 2025 (.pdf)
• Draft Proprietary and Trade Secret Information with adopted edits from August 12, 2025 board meeting (.pdf)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

• Board agenda for July 8, 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Meeting minutes for July 8 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Draft conflict of interest - clean version (.pdf)
• Draft conflict of interest  - redline version (.pdf)
• Draft proprietary information - clean version (.pdf)
• Draft proprietary information - redline version (.pdf)
• Federal Update on Prescription Drug Policy (.pdf)

June 10, 2025

• Board agenda for June 10, 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Proposed revisions to bylaws (.pdf)
• Presentation on 340B Program and Considerations for PDABs (.pdf)

May 13, 2025

• Meeting agenda for May 13, 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Meeting minutes for May 13, 2025 meeting (.pdf)
• Conflicts of Interest and Proprietary and Trade Secret Information Policies (.pdf)
• Introduction to MDH Technical Assistance (pdf)

April 15, 2025            

• Meeting agenda (.pdf)
• PDAB Executive Director candidate score sheet (.pdf)    
• CV for PDAB candidate Vernon Rowen CV (.pdf)
• CV for PDAB candidate Sarah Kae Derr (.pdf) 
• Questions for Executive Director Candidates (.pdf)
• Interview presentation by Sarah Kae Kerr (.pdf)
• Interview presentation by Vernon Rowen (.pdf)

December 13, 2024

• PDAB_Meeting_Agenda_12_13_2024 [pdf]
• ED_Candidate_Resume_Caldwell_Alex [pdf]
• ED_Candidate_Resume_Sellner_John [pdf]
• ED_Candidate_Resume_Winter_Kate [pdf]
• ED_Candidate_Score_Sheet [pdf]

November 26, 2024

• Agenda for November 26 meeting [pdf]
• Minutes for November 26 meeting [pdf]
• ED_Candidate_Interview_Domains_and_Weights [pdf]
• PDAB_Staff_Hiring_Updates_11_26_2024 [pdf]
• PDAB_Staff_Hiring_Updates_Slide_4_Corrected_11_26_2024 [pdf]

July 23, 2024

• Agenda for July 23 meeting [pdf]
• PORTAL_Presentation [pdf]
• Prescription Drug Price Transparency [pdf]
• Structure of the Prescription Drug Market & Drug Prices [pdf]

June 20, 2024

• Agenda for June 20 Meeting [pdf]
• Minutes for June 20 Meeting [pdf]
• Draft of COI for Discussion 6-20-24 [pdf]
• COI Policy Presentation [pdf]
• Proprietary Information Presentation [pdf]
• Proprietary Information Packet [pdf]
• Statutory Price Transparency Overview [pdf]
• Prescription Drug Market Structure Presentation [pdf]

May 30, 2024

• Meeting agenda 5-30-2024 [pdf]
• Meeting Minutes 5-30-24 [pdf]
• Draft Bylaws of the PDAB [pdf]
• MDH RX Price Transparency Presentation [pdf]

May 22, 2024

• PDAB ED Responsibilities (.pdf)
• Meeting minutes 5-22-24 (.pdf)

April 30, 2024

• Updated_Meeting Agenda 4-30-24 [pdf]
• Draft PDAB Bylaws [pdf]
• PDAB Statutory Authority  [pdf]
• Draft PDAB Executive Director Job Description [pdf]
• PDAB Staff Hiring Slides [pdf]
• Meeting minutes 4-30-24 [pdf]

March 26, 2024

• Meeting agenda_3-26-2024 [pdf]
• Meeting slides 3-26-2024 [pdf]
• Meeting minutes_3-26-2024 [pdf]