Trump, drug prices
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The president signed an executive order that gives Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 30 days to lower drug prices.
Kennedy Jr. During which, he shared a viral anecdote about his friend getting drugs cheaper abroad, illustrating how high drug prices are in the U.S.: nearly three times higher than 33 comparison countries,
President Donald Trump's effort to reduce prices of prescription drugs amounts to price control since it’s not limited to just government programs, according to one expert.
Full Video/Highlights: Trump Announces Prescription Drug Price Caps, Press Conference On Many Topics
President Trump will hold a press conference Monday morning with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce an executive order to cap prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices at the lowest cost offered in any other country.
PhRMA, which gave $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund, warned against parts of Trump's drug pricing executive order.