passed in 2019 that created the stateâs prescription drug importation program with Canada by allowing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to purchase drugs from other countries.
"It's just outrageous in this day and age Americans, including Coloradans, are playing five times as much, eight times as much, 10 times as much, for the exact same pill made in the exact same factory as people in other countries," Polis said.
The governor said the bill will help Coloradans save up to 75% on some prescription drugs.
The bill had bipartisan support, being sponsored by Sens. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, Don Coram, R-Montrose, and Reps. Karen McCormick, D-Longmont, and Mike Lynch, R-Wellington.