Trump’s April 26 Rx-Price Announcement To Reference His Budget Proposals

By John Wilkerson / April 16, 2018 at 7:35 PM
President Trump is tentatively scheduled to announce on April 26 his plan to curb the growth in drug prices, and that speech will coincide with a request for advice from the public and will include references to policies in Trump’s budget, Deputy White House Press Secretary Hogan Gidley said. Trump’s budget called for letting states use closed formularies and changing doctors' Medicare reimbursement for administering drugs. Lobbyists say the announcement will likely be light on specifics. CMS already issued two...


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