Gov. DeSantis and Trump claim they'll import cheaper Canadian prescription drugs to Florida [View all]
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/
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