Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that PfizerThe manufacturer of drugs issued according to the prescription agreed to offer medicines for “highly discounted prices” through the website, controlled by the federal government.
The corporation also agreed to offer all medicines MedicaidA public health insurance plan for Americans with low income and others, at the prices of the “most beloved nation”, which means binding the cost of drugs in the United States at the lowest price paid in other places.
“This will have a huge impact on the reduction in costs on Medicaid, like nothing else,” Trump said during Press conference With PFIZER CEO Albert Burl and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., US Health Minister.
The announcement was received after the president for many years accused A High price Pharmaceutical companies promised to reduce these costs. In the United States, drug prices were almost three times higher than that of 33 other countries in 2022, according to a study from Rand CorporationField
And this happens when the government is on the verge of closing, when the Democrats point out the fingers of the Republicans for the approval of deep reductions in the Medicaid program and other health safety networks. The budget department of the congress calculated that the bill supported by Trump will lead to Another 16 million Stepnowled people by 2034.
On Tuesday, Trump announced that drug discounts will be available through Trumprx.com, which, it seems, is not yet alive. “Recipe for drugs with Huge discounts will be available in Trumprx “, read poster He shared the X Carolin Litt, the press secretary of the White House.
The President also stated that the administration works with other pharmaceutical companies to conclude similar agreements.
Burla, like Trump, said that other countries did not pay their “fair share for medical innovations. And as a result, the Americans had to take on disproportionate costs on their shoulders. ”
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“American patients will clearly become a great winner, there is no doubt,” said Burla. “These are those that will see a significant impact on their ability to buy medicines.”
But many Americans are worried about Increased healthcare costs After the provisions of the bill on expenses enters into force.
