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Connecticut, Massachusetts leaders work to cap the cost of prescription drugs in both states


Connecticut, Massachusetts leaders work to cap the cost of prescription drugs in both states
Updated 12:40 PM;
State lawmakers in Massachusetts and Connecticut will weigh similar legislation designed to control the price of prescription drugs and protect patients in each state from rising costs.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday detailed the drug-pricing plan included in separate but virtually identical provisions in bills that will be taken up by each state’s legislature.
The legislation would impose a penalty on drug companies equal to 80% of the price increase above the consumer price index, plus 2%, both governors said. Baker administration officials say the cap, which applies to both generic and brand drugs, will help consumers plan for the costs and limit the growth in drug prices beyond affordable levels. ....

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CT pushes for prescription drug price control


CT pushes for prescription drug price control
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Connecticut and Massachusetts worked together early in the coronavirus pandemic to institute similar restrictions to keep their residents safe, and later to reopen their economies and lift stay-at-home orders.
Now, Govs. Ned Lamont and Charlie Baker are hoping to lead the country in addressing one of the major underlying costs of health care: prescription drug prices.
The governors hosted a joint news conference Tuesday to discuss similar legislation they have proposed in their states, which, they said, would protect consumers and hold drug manufacturers accountable.
Lamont’s two-year budget plan proposes capping annual increases in the cost of prescription drugs. Under the governor’s proposal, yearly hikes would be limited to the rate of inflation plus 2 percent. Drug manufacturers that exceed that amount would be fined, and that money would in turn be used to support subs ....

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