Lange: AG Ruling Means Higher Rx Costs
AG ruling means higher medicine costs for state employees, businesses that bought from Canada
Sat, 09/08/2012 - 5:17am
Posted by Mike Lange
Attorney General William Schneider’s determination that CanaRX, a Canadian firm that distributes prescription medications by mail, cannot be licensed in Maine imperils more than $3 million in annual savings budgeted for the state employees’ health plan.
The decision affects approximately 1,200 Maine households, according to CanaRX senior program adviser Chris Collins. It also poses financial repercussions for the city of Portland and Guilford-based Hardwood Products Co., both of which have contracted with CanaRx for years.