Trump Presses GOP on Lower Medicaid Drug Costs

Trump Presses GOP on Lower Medicaid Drug Costs

Trump Presses GOP on Lower Medicaid Drug Costs

President Donald Trump is actively pushing House Republicans on a proposal that would slash drug prices on prescriptions covered by Medicaid, Politico first reported.

Trump’s proposal is an alternative to making cuts to Medicaid itself, something he has repeatedly vowed not to do in an effort to find $1.5 trillion in federal cuts to fund his domestic policy agenda, according to the report.

What Trump has called his “most favored nation” policy regarding prescription drug costs — linking what Medicaid pays for specified medicines to the lowest price that drugmakers charged in comparable nations — is also one he considered in his first term in office, according to the report.

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