Headline Roundup • May 12th, 2018
President Trump Unveils Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Trump pledged on Friday to lower prescription drug prices, unveiling modest policy proposals that many on the Left and the Center say pivot sharply from his campaign promise to allow Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies. The Right emphasized his tough rhetoric and highlighted Trump's plan to take on foreign countries who he says pay subsidized prices at America's expense.
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