Drug prices An appeals court held that Maryland's law overstepped limits on how states can regulate commerce. (Photo: Shutterstock)

States continue to battle budget-busting prices of prescription drugs. But a federal court decision could limit the weapons available to them — underscoring the challenge states face as they, in the absence of federal action, go one-on-one against the powerful drug industry.

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