Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2020
Trump advisor Kushner defends plan to cut drug prices, says Americans should pay the same as Europeans
15 September 2020 - Kushner’s comments to CNBC came two days after Trump announced that he signed an executive order that aims to lower drug prices.
President Donald Trump’s senior advisor Jared Kushner told CNBC on Tuesday he supports the president’s plan to cut drug prices, arguing that the U.S. shouldn’t pay more than other European countries for the same treatments.
The president said Sunday his “Most Favored Nation order” will guarantee the U.S. receives the same, lower drug prices that the pharmaceutical industry gives to other countries.
Kushner said the order is designed to compel drug makers to make their pricing policies fairer across the globe.
