[Associated Press] STATES ASK CONGRESS TO INTERVENE ON DRUG PRICES

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicaid chiefs from red and blue states are urging Congress to stem the cost of revolutionary new drugs for hepatitis C, cancer, and other diseases.

In a letter Tuesday to key congressional committees, the National Association of Medicaid Directors said lawmakers should consider everything from outright price controls on manufacturers to federal help for states trying to pay for the new medications.

The bipartisan group did not endorse any particular course of action.

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