The legislator behind the bill argues that there is a de facto monopoly in the drug market, which must be removed for prices to go down, which in his opinion are kept artificially high.

Crhoy.com reports that Congressman José María Villalta said the initiative will be discussed in May at the legislative plenary.

Villalta said that "the bill has been reported on by the Special Legislative Commission that investigated the financial crisis of the CCSS and now we just have to wait for it to be discussed in the Legislative Assembly."

The deputy also noted that "the project has attracted strong opposition from distributors of medicines in the country and that many have been "lobbying" some of the deputies or have sent them letters to try and convince them not to approve the project."

Source: Crhoy.com

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