Repackaged Drug Deal Struck in Legislative Hallway

The deal that ended a four-year standoff over the price of repackaged drugs in the Florida workers' compensation system came down to a hallway conversation between state Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, and Brian Ballard, the chief lobbyist for South Florida-based Automated Healthcare Solutions.Hays, R-Umatilla, the prime sponsor of the price cap, said in an interview posted on the website of Ohio-based pharmacy benefit manager Progressive Medical, that he began filing legislation to cap repackaged drug prices after discovering that Florida physicians were charging $430 for a supply of the anti...