WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2018) — Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that Maryland’s HB 631 is unconstitutional because it violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. As AAM has always maintained, this law, and any others modeled from it, would harm patients because the law would reduce generic drug competition and choice, thus resulting in an overall increase in drug costs due to increased reliance upon more-costly branded medications.
Chester "Chip" Davis, Jr. President and CEO, Association for Accessible Medicines
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