{"id":3231,"date":"2016-06-16T10:17:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T14:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2016-06-16T10:17:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T14:17:36","slug":"report-from-key-calif-agency-raises-concerns-about-proposal-to-cut-drug-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=3231","title":{"rendered":"Report From Key Calif. Agency Raises Concerns About Proposal To Cut Drug Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Cynthia H. Craft for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at one of the nation\u2019s largest public sector health care purchasers weighed in this week with serious concerns about the feasibility of a ballot initiative that seeks to limit how much state programs pay for prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p>In an analysis presented Tuesday, the California Public Retirement System\u2019s staff lauded the goal of controlling prescription drug prices, but it warned of possible resistance\u00a0\u2014 or even retaliation \u2014\u00a0by pharmaceutical companies. <a href=\"http:\/\/khn.org\/news\/report-from-key-agency-raises-concerns-about-proposal-to-cut-drug-prices\/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=30678712&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8PQ-2HuJHO9DgMyvqNWa8i5-vDx1RyLaTaks-UzM409Oqjotuu7wnSxuRsGtqXgW15sWAkFqgXDXnqlVSyAVm62H4jKg&amp;_hsmi=30678712\" target=\"_blank\">Read article here&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 15px\/1.6 'Open Sans', serif; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #444444; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 1; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Kaiser Health News\u00a0is\u00a0a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. 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