Opponents Discussing Compromise over Drug Price Cap

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefInsurers and employers are negotiating an end to the four-year stalemate with a South Florida drug repackager over legislation that would cap reimbursements for repackaged drugs at the average wholesale price set by the original manufacturer plus a $4.18 dispensing fee.Senate Bill 662, which would cap the price of repackaged drugs in the workers' compensation system, cleared the Senate Health Policy Committee Tuesday by a vote of 7-2 following assurances by Sen. Alan Hays, the bill's sponsor, that opposing parties will meet to work out their dif...