Sunday, July 26, 2020

SCORE A BIGGY FOR TRUMP

Donald Trump celebrates victory over 'Big Pharma' after signing executive order to vastly reduce the cost of prescription drugs by up to 50% and says insulin has gone from 'big dollars to pennies'

 

Daily Mail 

July 25, 2020

 

Unable to land the big deal with Congress to curb drug costs, President Donald Trump on Friday moved on his own to allow imports of cheaper medicines, along with other limited steps that could have some election-year appeal. 

 

At a White House ceremony, Trump signed four executive orders. One was about importation. The others would direct drugmaker rebates straight to patients, provide insulin and EpiPens at steep discounts to low-income people, and use lower international prices to pay for some Medicare drugs. 

2 comments:

Bryan Licht. said...

I thought the Republican Party was the party of free markets? As an amoral unprincipled clown, I would not be surprised if Trump announced he was now following the teachings and principles of Mao Tse Tung and calling for a cultural revolution and an embracing of communism. Fake news/sycophant Sean Hannity would support him 100 percent.

Dave Freeman said...

Kind of a stretch there Bryan...don't ya think? I mean...seriously?