Colorado becomes fourth state to ask feds to import drugs from Canada
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Colorado has joined Florida, New Hampshire, and Mexico, becoming the latest state to ask the federal government for permission to import drugs from Canada to save money.
On Dec. 5, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing submitted a Section 804 Importation Plan application to the US FDA.

The state says that if approved, importing drugs from Canada will save its residents $53M-$88M annually.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told Kaiser Health News
that while the administration welcomes application, he wouldn't promise that the FDA would act on them in 2023.
Major pharma and biotech companies: Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Merck (NYSE:MRK), Eli Lilly (LLY), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Amgen (AMGN), and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD).
Drug reimportation from Canada has bipartisan appeal. Former President Donald Trump (Rep.) was a proponent and rules to apply for reimportation were finalized during his tenure. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Rep.) is also a supporter.