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k_buddy762

(74 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2025, 08:58 AM Apr 16

Trump signs healthcare executive order that includes a win for pharma companies

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-signs-healthcare-executive-order-that-includes-win-pharma-companies-2025-04-15/

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump directed his health department on Tuesday to work with Congress on revamping a law that allows Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, seeking to introduce a change the pharmaceutical industry has lobbied for.

Drugmakers have been pushing to delay the timeline under which medications become eligible for price negotiations by four years for small molecule drugs, which are primarily pills and account for most medicines.

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Trump signs healthcare executive order that includes a win for pharma companies (Original Post) k_buddy762 Apr 16 OP

Oh hooray, we get to pay more for medicine. C_U_L8R Apr 16 #1

Another point to hammer home to voters. Tadpole Raisin Apr 16 #2

This is why the billionaires installed Trump into office. Irish_Dem Apr 16 #3

So much for lowering the budget. 🤬 Phoenix61 Apr 16 #4

C_U_L8R

(47,179 posts)

1. Oh hooray, we get to pay more for medicine.

Reply to k_buddy762 (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 09:00 AM

Apr 16

Thanks a fuckload, Trump.

Tadpole Raisin

(1,761 posts)

2. Another point to hammer home to voters.

Reply to k_buddy762 (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 09:01 AM

Apr 16

That lower prescription bill you enjoyed and took for granted under Biden? The orange clusterfelon raised the rates to help his rich buddies. You lose!

Irish_Dem

(68,795 posts)

3. This is why the billionaires installed Trump into office.

Reply to k_buddy762 (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 09:01 AM

Apr 16

Let the big corporations screw over regular Americans.

Phoenix61

(18,306 posts)

4. So much for lowering the budget. 🤬

Reply to k_buddy762 (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 09:11 AM

Apr 16

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