By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg | September 13, 2020 | New York Times
The order expands on a presidential promise by trying to reduce the prices Medicare pays for prescription drugs, but experts said it was unclear whether the White House could carry out the directive.
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday issued a far-reaching executive order aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, but the pharmaceutical industry immediately denounced it and experts said it was unclear whether the White House could carry it out.
The order belatedly makes good on — and expands upon — a promise Mr. Trump made at a July 24 White House signing ceremony, though it has no immediate effect. It directs the health secretary to begin the process of creating demonstration projects requiring Medicare to pay the same price for prescription drugs as those sold in Europe and other developed nations, which often have lower prices. Read more here >>