Louisiana Proposes Tapping A Federal Law To Slash Hepatitis C Drug Prices

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News)

The public outrage over high-priced hepatitis C drugs is taking a new twist as Louisiana’s top health official proposes using an obscure federal law to get the medicines at a much lower cost. If successful, other states could reap the benefits. Continue reading article here…

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