The Bully Pulpit: Trump Versus Drug Prices

Medicare price negotiation is not a new idea – nor is the concept of using the Presidential megaphone to talk down drug prices. Will Trump and Twitter turn it into something bigger?

The immediate reaction in industry to the election day sweep by Republicans (beyond surprise at the unexpected victory of Donald Trump) was a sense of relief: the potential for an all-out battle over drug pricing policy seemingly fell by the wayside. (Also see "Trump Win Is False Security For Drug Makers, Allergan CEO Warns" - Scrip, 1 December, 2016.)

Trump’s comments on drug pricing during the transition – first in a Time “Man of the Year” interview published shortly...

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