19 Apr, 2026

Trump gets more credit than Biden for trying to lower drug prices

WASHINGTON — Controlling drug prices has been a priority for the Trump and Biden administrations. Trump is increasingly recognized for his efforts. A new poll by KFF, a health policy nonprofit, shows that 41% of Americans say it is likely that the Trump administration’s policies will reduce the cost of their prescription drugs. Responses were […]

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Trump decides to demand lower drug prices under Medicare

You’re reading the web edition of DC Diagnosis, STAT’s biweekly newsletter on health and medicine policy and politics. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The NIH director started the Pete & Bobby fitness challenge, but I didn’t see Jay Bhattacharya doing pull-ups. And you can decide what you […]

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Medicines manufacturers are a new group to put pressure on the impact of negotiation of drug prices for medication

Washington – A handful of pharmaceutical companies have trained a group to present to legislators research on what industry considers the negative impacts of negotiations on Medicare drug prices, according to lobbying files. The group is called the IRA watchdog after the law on the reduction of inflation, which ordered Medicare to negotiate the prices […]

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