Trump vows to lower US drug prices by ending ‘global freeloading,’ taking on industry

Healthcare,Drug Prices,Donald Trump

Posted on AllSides May 12, 2018

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President Trump on Friday unveiled his administration’s plan for lowering prescription drug prices, vowing to “take on” the powerful pharmaceutical industry while calling for an end to “global freeloading” that has allowed foreign countries to pay less for American medicine.

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