23 October 2019 - President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could hardly be more at odds — but behind the scenes, they’re still grasping at a bipartisan deal to lower the high cost of prescription drugs.

Pelosi’s office and the White House confirmed that the speaker's top health aide, Wendell Primus, spoke on the phone last week with Joe Grogan, director of the Trump's Domestic Policy Council. The conversation follows a meeting earlier this month between top administration health officials and Primus, who has been acting as the main go-between as the White House seeks broad action on drug prices.

“The lines of communication have been open on this topic with the speaker’s office,” White House spokesman Judd Deere told The Health 202.

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