WASHINGTON — President Trump mentioned Sunday that he would signal an govt order to base U.S. drug costs on what different nations pay — often far lower than People do.
The order, which was broadly anticipated, will imply the U.S. will “pay the identical value because the Nation that pays the bottom value anyplace within the World,” Trump wrote in a Reality Social put up.
The assertion left unanswered key questions concerning the so-called “most-favored nation” coverage — which Trump additionally tried to advance in his first administration — and any effort is sort of sure to be challenged by the pharmaceutical trade in court docket.
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