Angered by rising prescription drug prices, legislatures in two states — Utah and Vermont — this week advanced bills that would create programs to help residents purchase medicines from Canada.
In Utah, a bill that was sponsored by a Republican lawmaker and received notable GOP backing passed the House and now goes to the Senate for approval. In Vermont, legislation passed a key Senate committee and will now be reviewed by other committees before going to the full Senate floor.
Unlike bills that have been repeatedly introduced in Congress, both measures would compile lists of the 15 to 20 most expensive medicines purchased by their residents, and then create a program to designate wholesalers that would be authorized to buy those drugs from wholesalers in Canada.
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