Drug pricing fight in California turns nasty with ads tarring pharma execs as criminals

The bitter campaign over high drug prices in California is heating up as it’s winding down.

New polls show Californians deadlocked over a ballot proposition that would cap the amount some state health plans pay for medications. In an 11th hour bid to rally support for the measure, Senator Bernie Sanders is canvassing the state Monday with events in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Meanwhile, his allies in the “Yes” campaign just put out a series of brutal online “Wanted” ads painting pharma execs as criminals.

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