🏥 Health Apr 6, 2026 · Ed Silverman

STAT+: Pharma companies and patient groups seek to exempt orphan drugs from Colorado pricing limits

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STAT+: Pharma companies and patient groups seek to exempt orphan drugs from Colorado pricing limits
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For the second time in two years, a bill is moving through the Colorado legislature that would exempt orphan drugs, which are used to treat rare diseases, from pricing caps that might be pursued by the state’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board — a panel whose work is being closely watched elsewhere in the country.



The effort reflects concerns that patients may lose access to these drugs if pharmaceutical companies halt sales of such treatments in the state. But opponent

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