(Bloomberg) — The battle over soaring drug prices is heading to the states.
With the price of some treatments topping $100,000, patient groups are pushing for state laws to make sure carriers cover most of the costs. Their campaign is backed by an important ally: the drug industry.
Rules adopted in four states since last year cap what insurers can charge patients out-of-pocket for expensive medicines — typically, to $150 a month. Similar legislation is under consideration in at least nine other states, according to the insurance industry, driven in some cases by patient-advocacy groups supported by companies like Pfizer Inc. under a campaign called Cap the Copay.
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