Cities, Counties and Schools Sidestep FDA Canadian Drug Crackdown, Saving Millions

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News)

Schenectady County, N.Y., is on track to pay 20 percent less on prescription drugs for its employees this year than in 2003.

Flagler County, Fla., expects to save nearly $200,000 in 2017 on brand-name medicines for its 800 workers, its total drug costs having fallen by 10 percent since last year. Continue reading article here…

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