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TrumpRx isn't doing much for drug prices. What would it take to change that?
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TrumpRx isn't doing much for drug prices. What would it take to change that?

NBC News·Berkeley Lovelace Jr.·7 months ago
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Americans are furious about drug prices. The Trump administration’s answer? A new website.

But more than a month after its launch , the site, TrumpRx.gov, remains small — offering discounts on just 54 prescription drugs. Many of those drugs already have cheaper generic versions or savings programs available elsewhere, and the discounts can’t be used with insurance or count toward a deductible. Awareness of the site remains limited.

Whether TrumpRx actually lowers drug prices matters in ways that go beyond the success of the website itself. For President Donald Trump, it’s tied to a broader push on health care costs as the midterms approach.…

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