Colorado is at odds with the feds over prescription drug importation, documents show

By John Ingold | Colorado Sun

Colorado’s attempts to import lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada appear to have hit a significant roadblock, according to state documents.

Late last month, Colorado submitted an amended application to the federal government for the program, which lawmakers established in 2019.

“We are one step closer to launching our Drug Importation Program,” Gov. Jared Polis, who has championed the program as part of his agenda to lower health care costs, said in a statement accompanying the announcement.

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