'All Bark And No Bite': Trump Holds Prescription Drug-Pricing Order In Search Of Deal

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It's been two weeks since Trump signed an executive order on drug pricing — but its text still hasn't been released. That makes it hard for drug companies to follow. Some say they zoomed in on a photo of him holding the order to try to see what was in it.

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It was the fourth order he signed that day. Language for the other three was posted online quickly and published in the. But this order remains something of a mystery. The basic idea is that in other countries, prescription drugs cost less than they do in the United States. So under Trump's plan, for drugs administered in a doctor's office or hospital setting, Medicare would start paying the lowest price in the world. He calls it"favored nations" pricing.

"Usually if a president is going to issue an executive order the president wants the people who are supposed to abide by the executive order to know what they're supposed to do, and you can't really know what you're supposed to do if they don't tell you," Grove said. Reilly said the industry would be willing to talk about other ways of bringing down drug prices, but this proposal, as it's understood, is a nonstarter.

The lack of urgency may come from experience. Trump has been talking about variations on this idea for nearly two years. He rolled out something called an""This is a revolutionary change," Trump said at the time."Nobody's had the courage to do it, or they just didn't want to do it."

 

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I have been watching movies on tubitv, and one of their advertisers is this company. It pops up as a commercial during the movie so the movies are free. You type in the name of the drug you are looking for, and it gives you the best price.

It’s a ploy like the last time he did this. He says he is going to do these things to lower drug prices and then nothing happens just like he campaigned on repeal and replacing Obama Care..where is the replace plan? And voters don’t care. He does whatever he wants..no one cares

Great move, now I have to pay for what I got for free 3 months ago. The insurance changed the terms of my coverage and removed the benefits of having met my deductible. Insurances never loose, we do. We need to get this man out of office STAT!

Does now hate Trump more than even CNN?

Just like everything he does. Photo op and forget. No follow up.

He's got that bewildered look on his face like grandpa did, sitting on the porch and wondering when his last bowel movement was.

How many pharmacists or doctors hang around in their lab coats?

Is probably as well rounded, reaching, sound policy as Trump's covid plan and execution

He doesn’t have the authority to lower those prices with the exception of maybe for federal employees. The power of the sharpie is only a campaign stunt

Guess they don't know how to use Google

“some say” one random person is quoted saying this. ONE. PERSON. stop lying NPR.

Kidfears99 Can you use the Freedom of Information Act to read it?

Trump’s a pathological liar and a fraud.

It's fake news 😀

DEFUND NPR!

KeikoAgena Somebody 'splained to him the profits to be made on a CoronavirusVaccine, and how his TrumpCrimeFamily could profit from the inside info that will be funneled to them.

Maybe they are trying to fine all these corrupt companies. Just wait until NPR gets their federal budget slashed

Yup, to him it’s all a game.

Is this it?

Lorem ipsum...

All Show No Go!

one more meaningless executive order that will be tossed after he is out of the WH

Theater. Always theater with Trump. I can't wait until this national nightmare is over.

EXPLAIN HATRED INCOMPETENTENCE AND IGNORANCE OOZING FROM YOUR OFFICE AND STATE OF NEVADA GOVERNMENT GOVERNOR SENATORS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND CLARK COUNTY GOVERNMENT REFUSING RESOLVE DUE PROCESS OR FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. EXPLAIN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE POOR BECAUSE NO REPRESENTATION

So this was the big 'health care plan' he was raving about recently?

Like everything else he says its all BS

Duh, when has one of his orders had anything but hot air.

Photo Op. TrumpKillsSeniors

Trump trying to garner votes not protect we the people.

Fake my prices have already dropped.

America: laughing stock of the world

He has no plan!!!!

Another strategy to protect 'Friends' and act like he's doing anything...

Why hate a true American while glorifying a spies like the Obama administration

OMG! Smoke and mirrors.

Did anyone expect anything less from Trump? He’s pandering...not actually doing good things!

I’ll take bark after 30 years absolute inaction on drug lobbyists controlling our Congress. Works for me. I sure you, leftists NPR would rather he did nothing.

After zooming in this is what they found.

In Texas, you would be 'All Hat, No Cattle.' In the oil field, you would be known for 'Punching Holes In A Dry Well.' The euphemisms to describe you are endless. lmao

I bet it reads “Lorem ipsum doler...”

just another realDonaldTrump prop for his made for TV fake presidency TrumpIsANationalDisgrace TrumpPressConference VoteBlueToSaveAmerica

So sad to see the media not like the fact that drug prices will be lowered.

are there any STATESMAN anymore? Can we get some Legislation to talk about? Since when did we elect a king!

Remember, he said he’d unveil his comprehensive health care plan this week as well. He’s a vacuum. There is nothing to him.

So this was fake news on the part of the White House? Who could have seen that coming?

This sums up trump perfectly!!!

Every move this administration makes is fumbling, fraught with logistical error and seemingly shadowed in ill intent.

The GOP is too cowardly to change the system.

Lol

This is bs. He is in bed with Big Pharma big time. Mentions their company any names during his briefings all the time.

Kinda like Obamacare? Congress had to vote for it before we could see what was in it...

Still waiting for his super duper health care executive order too.

Patience, please. He's got 3 rounds of golf to get in first, then he'll get it over to them. 😂😂

Doesn't it have to get filed in the federal register? Why isn't it there?

He doesn’t care🥴🇺🇸

It’s blank or the language is so vague it really doesn’t do anything.

And the new Health Plan was maaaaaavelous

NPR continues to campaign for Biden.

NPR defending drug companies... Trump is magic

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