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South Dakota Wins Drug Pricing Battle | Sioux Falls News
South Dakota just scored a major legal victory against Big Pharma, with a federal judge upholding a state law designed to ensure discounted drugs reach low-income patients. The law, Senate Bill 154, blocks drug companies from renegotiating contracts that give discounts to healthcare providers under the federal 340B program — a move aimed at closing loopholes that let manufacturers bypass price protections. Pharmaceutical giants like AbbVie and AstraZeneca challenged the law as unconstitutional, but Judge Roberto Lange dismissed their claims, ruling it doesn’t violate federal law or set prices…
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