Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2018
Trump officials say drug prices are inflated. So are some of their claims on a solution.
17 December 2018 - The administration has sometimes made misleading statements to garner support for its plan on what it has accurately identified as a problem for many Americans.
In his zeal to fulfill a campaign promise, President Trump has correctly identified high drug prices as a major problem for many Americans. But in defending his proposed solutions, he has sometimes stretched the facts.
Mr. Trump has proposed that Medicare pay for certain prescription drugs based on the prices paid in other developed countries. He called this “a revolutionary change” and said it would save money for the government and for Medicare beneficiaries without hurting their ability to get the medicines they need.
