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New laws tackle drug costs, small employer plans

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Bills signed into law by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis are aimed at holding down prescription drug costs and requiring health insurers to offer new state-regulated health plans geared towards small employers, the Colorado Sun reports.  Under one measure, a state board will be launched and will have the power to put a cap on prescription drugs costs the board finds to be too costly, while the other measure mandates that insurers offer plans regulated that cuts costs by no less than 5%.

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