A thread on the many times Trump has talked about/promised/claimed to have lowered drug prices 1/x
“we signed a favored nations clause... and your numbers are going to come down 60, 70%,” he said.
However, those orders are far from being implemented, and experts said it’s unlikely the measures would lower prices for majority of Americans. khn.org/news/president…
“Facts First: It's not true that Trump's measures on favored nations and rebates are bringing prices down now -- mainly because they haven't gone into effect yet. And whether drug prices will be cut by half or more in the future is hard to predict.” cnn.com/2020/08/22/pol…
President Donald Trump repeated a misleading claim about the cost of prescription drugs under his watch. politifact.com/factchecks/201…
Your (@WSJ) editorial board should rest assured that President Trump’s four executive orders issued July 24 will do little to change the status quo when it comes to drug pricing in the U.S. wsj.com/articles/expec…
In March 18, Trump promised, “You’ll be seeing drug prices falling...” In his 2019 State of the Union, it seemed to already happened: “As a result of my administration’s efforts...” Drug prices are still increasing.
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
White House actions, while not insignificant, don’t amount to the massive changes Trump brags about. apnews.com/883ccf938194fc…
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