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Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 966 , legislation to rein in anticompetitive practices pharmacy benefit managers are using to drive up prescription drug prices and forcing independent pharmacies out of business.
California remains one of the only states to leave the industry, which controls virtually all prescription drugs on the market, essentially unregulated.
As a result, Californians will continue to pay more for health care.
We have to put a stop to profits over the lives of people, particularly those in marginalized communities," said Terra Russell-Slavin , Chief Impact Officer for the Los Angeles LGBT Center . Last year , Governor Newsom vetoed SB 90 , a bill authored by Senator Wiener and supported by the American Diabetes Association which would have capped the price of insulin at $ 35/month . ### .
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