Colorado’s Amended Section 804 Importation Program Submission

On March 10, 2025, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) submitted an amended Section 804 Importation Program (SIP) to the  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This SIP was submitted to request authorization to import certain pharmaceuticals from Canada in an effort to address the rising costs of prescription drugs, which total more than $5 billion per year in Colorado . . .