Trump, drug prices
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President Trump will introduce a "most favored nation" plan aimed at cutting Medicare drug prices by linking them to the prices of medication abroad, sources told CBS News.
An executive order from President Trump aims to make deep cuts to prescription drug costs, putting GOP lawmakers who have traditionally opposed government-directed drug pricing in a tough position. Republican lawmakers,
President Donald Trump is attempting to slash drug prices for Americans by more closely aligning their costs to lower prices paid abroad, renewing and expanding upon a failed push from his first term.
The White House has set a one-month deadline for drug manufacturers to negotiate lower prices. If they fail to do so, the administration plans to implement “most-favored nation”