Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Canadian Drug Import Bill

By Rachel Cohrs / June 11, 2019 at 4:47 PM
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday (June 11) signed the state legislature’s bill that orders Florida to create a Canadian prescription drug importation program. Florida is the third state to pass such a law, and the first to enact one law passed by a Republican-dominated legislature. The pharmaceutical industry strongly opposed the bill. DeSantis said he would discuss drug importation with President Donald Trump next week , and that Florida officials are working with HHS to craft its proposal...


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