#drug-prices

#drug-prices

This is the thing that I think every Republican should win on, even if you hate them in every other way. Agreements for drug prices we're slashing drug prices by 400, 500, even 600%. Nobody's ever seen anything like it, said Trump. Because we were paying the highest drug prices in the world, and now we're paying whatever the lowest price is in the world. That's the price we're paying.

President Trump incorrectly blamed foreign nations for high U.S. drug prices, claiming they force companies into lower pricing, but U.S. pricing negotiations drive costs higher.

"The plan was met with skepticism from many economists, and it is likely to be challenged in court as beyond the constitutional limits of the president."

President Trump plans to sign an executive order directing drug makers to reduce medication prices by 30% to 80% to align with international costs.

One policy advocate described the move as "a total capitulation to the demands of drug corporation lobbyists."