Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Charlie Neibergall/AP Images)
Drug pricing experts skeptical that Florida's drug import plan will work
The FDA authorized a program that would allow Florida to import cheaper drugs from Canada, though drug pricing experts say the plan is unlikely to succeed.
Florida has been pushing to get its drug import plan off the ground for more than three years, and it has filed multiple lawsuits against the FDA for dragging its feet. The state estimates that its program could save up to $180 million in the first year alone, and Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted a massive warehouse “almost the same size as an entire city block” that would serve as a distribution center.
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