Trump signed four executive orders today aimed at slashing high prescription drug costs — a campaign promise he has yet to fulfill
President Donald Trump on Friday signed four executive orders aimed at slashing high prescription drug costs — a campaign promise he has yet to fulfill.
A third order will encourage importation of cheaper medicines by states, wholesalers and pharmacies, an effort already in the works since last year. A fourth directs clinics that qualify for steep pharmaceutical discounts under a government program for low-income patientsBut it will only apply to about 1,000 community health centers, not to hospitals that are frequently flagged as diverting the discounts away from patients toward other programs.
Trump on Wednesday green-lighted three orders including importation, the insulin plan for needy patients and the favored nations rule that links certain Medicare Part B payments to lower prices for those medicines paid abroad. At the time he rejected a resurrection of the rebate rule that has split his administration for more than a year.
“Right now the White House and Trump [are] trying to cut costs in Medicare and doing it at the cost of us,” Maria Town of the American Association of People with Disabilities said on a call with reporters ahead of the event. The Trump administration unveiled a draft plan to let states import cheaper medicines from Canada late last year. But regulations have not been finalized and the bulk of responsibility lies on states to prove they can save money and still assure drug safety. While a number of states including Florida, Maine and Colorado have passed laws to import medicines, none has submitted a plan to the federal government yet.
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