Trump administration to consider plans to import prescription drugs from Canada
by Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times
Jul 31, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration - under mounting pressure to lower prescription drug prices ahead of next year's elections - announced plans Wednesday to consider allowing states to import lower-priced medications from Canada.
The move, long advocated by consumer groups and opposed by the pharmaceutical industry, will not immediately clear the way for widespread importation.
Nor is it clear when consumers would be able to access cheaper prescriptions.
But the announcement by Health and Human Services Secretary
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