President Trump’s Drug Pricing Blueprint
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This week, read on to learn more about President Trump’s drug pricing blueprint and the different policy areas that the plan addresses.
Why did the Administration decide to release a drug pricing blueprint?
On Friday, May 11 the Administration released its long-awaited plan, “Putting Patients First,” intended to help lower drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket costs for patients. President Trump has spoken at length about the need to tackle prescription drug prices, and the blueprint released last week was an effort to follow through on that promise.
In response to the blueprint, the Arthritis Foundation released a briefstatementon social media, expressing cautious optimism, but urging thoughtful development of proposals going forward.