Source: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started discussions with states over creating a way to import drugs from Canada — a policy the Biden and Trump administrations both embraced to bring down health costs but which experts regard as having limited impact (Source: “FDA Mulls Drug Importation with States,” Axios, April 12, 2022).
Recently, the FDA held its first meeting with five states — Florida, Colorado, Vermont, Maine, and New Mexico — that have submitted reimportation plans or are thinking about doing so.
President Biden’s executive order on promoting competition directed the FDA to work with states and Native American tribes on safely importing prescription drugs from Canada.