Norm Thurston is a "free-market guy" — a conservative health economist in Republican-run Utah who rarely sees the government's involvement in anything as beneficial.
But in a twist, the state lawmaker is now pushing for Utah to flex its muscle to spur federal action on ever-climbing prescription drug prices.
"This is something that a red state like Utah could do. I don't think this is a partisan issue," Thurston said. "Those outrageous cost increases are not the result of the free market."
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