Drug Compromise with Docs and AHCS Clears Budget Committee

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefFlorida business groups, insurers, doctors and drug repackaging company Automated Health Care Solutions appear to have ended a four-year battle over the price of repackaged drugs by agreeing to legislation that will set a price cap of 112.5% of the average wholesale price set by the original manufacturer, plus an $8 dispensing fee.The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 19-0 on Tuesday to adopt Senate Bill 662 with an amendment agreed to last week by the Florida Insurance Council, Associated Industries of Florida, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, AHCS...