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Federal appeals court pours cold water on Maryland’s efforts to reign in prescription drug prices

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

By: SHEFALI LUTHRA, KAISER HEALTH NEWS  From: medcitynews.com States continue to battle budget-busting prices of prescription drugs. But a federal court decision could limit the weapons available to them — underscoring the challenge states face as they, in the absence of federal action, go one-on-one against the powerful drug industry. The 2-to-1 ruling Friday by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals …