Skip to main content

Trump promises to order that the U.S. pay only the price other nations do for some drugs

By Associated Press  
   May 12, 2025

President Donald Trump says he'll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications — reviving a failed effort from his first term on an issue he's talked up since even before becoming president. The order Trump is promising will direct HHS to tie what Medicare pays for medications administrated in a doctor's office to the lowest price paid by other countries.

Full story


Get the latest on healthcare leadership in your inbox.