Repacked Drug Price Cap Pronounced Dead for 2011 Session

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefLegislation that would have capped the price of repackaged drugs in the Florida workers' compensation system at levels imposed on pharmacies appears to be dead for the 2011 legislative session.With the Florida Legislature set to adjourn sometime Friday, supporters of the price cap concluded the proposal died in a House-Senate budget conference committee sometime Tuesday night.An identical proposal cleared the Legislature on the final day of the 2010 legislative session but was vetoed by then Gov. Charlie Crist.Florida Insurance Council Executive Vice Pr...