Broad coalition anchored by drug makers opposes Ohio ballot issue

Opponents of a ballot issue aimed at lowering prescription drug prices today announced a broad coalition to fight the proposal Ohioans will see in the Nov. 7 election. The group Ohioans Against the Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue formed to oppose the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act, an initiated statute that, if passed, would require the state government to pay no more for prescription drugs than the lowest price paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.