Gov. DeSantis and Trump claim they'll import cheaper Canadian prescription drugs to Florida

[TexasTowelie]

Nobody likes the high cost of prescription drugs.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants to do something about it. But it could be a big reach for the rookie Republican governor. He is trying to accomplish something that no other state has ever done.

In an announcement at the sprawling retirement community of The Villages in Central Florida, DeSantis outlined a plan to import lower-costing drugs from Canada, where the government negotiates the drug prices with the manufacturers. The idea is to provide cheaper drugs for government programs like Medicaid and for inmates, and then later to allow Canadian prescription drugs to be sold wholesale to pharmacies and insurance providers.

The proposal would require approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and no state has yet won that approval. U.S. drug manufacturers are opposed to it.

Read more: https://www.floridaphoenix.com/blog/gov-desantis-and-trump-claim-theyll-import-cheaper-canadian-prescription-drugs-to-florida/

[C_U_L8R]

1. Do they realize

That it’s all from the same companies no matter what country they’re sold in?? There seem to be smarter ways to control prices than this stunt.

[gordianot]

2. That has to be one of the funniest GOP puke schemes ever.

Import Socialism from Canada for the severely irony impaired. This reminds me of North Koreans praising Kim Jong Il for restoring sight by allowing Western Physicians donating surgical services.