President Donald Trump said reductions in prescription drug prices will play a major role in the upcoming midterm elections, calling the cuts a \u201cshock to the system\u201d that will benefit millions of Americans.<\/p>\n
Trump announced that Pfizer will allow state Medicaid programs to access medications at most-favored-nation (MFN) prices \u2014 the lowest costs available among developed nations.<\/p>\n
According to a White House fact sheet, several drugs will see dramatic reductions. Eucrisa, a treatment for dermatitis, will be offered at an 80 percent discount. Xeljanz, a rheumatoid arthritis drug, will be reduced by 40 percent, while Zavzpret, used to treat migraines, will see a 50 percent cut.<\/p>\n
Trump said the deal marks the beginning of a broader effort to bring down costs\u201cWe\u2019re going to have another meeting next week on this,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cWe have another great company coming in, similar kind of numbers, but we\u2019re going to show you some 1,000 percent drops in prices. There has never been anything like this in the history of medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked by Breitbart News how significant the reductions could be in shaping the midterm elections, Trump did not hesitate.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuge,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve wanted to do it from the beginning, from my first day and first term, and we were doing so well. We had the greatest economy we\u2019ve ever had. Everything was good, and then we\u2019re ready to do this, which is complex and big. It\u2019s a big change. But what happened is COVID came, and we focused on COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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