HHS lawyer: Trump’s drug cards could violate election law

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The health department’s top lawyer is warning in an internal memo that President Donald Trump's plan to give seniors $200 discount cards to buy prescription drugs could violate election law

The health department’s top lawyer is warning in an internal memo that President Donald Trump's plan to give seniors $200 discount cards to buy prescription drugs could violate election law, according to three officials with knowledge of those legal concerns.

"Every day that passes is one less day" to roll out the plan before the election, said one of the officials. Meadows and Verma have justified the drug cards as an authorized "test" of whether drug-discount cards would ultimately help Medicare beneficiaries more consistently take their medicine. A spokesperson for Azar said that the secretary supports the Trump-backed plan. "As the architect of President Trump’s drug pricing blueprint and as a matter of policy, Secretary Azar has always been supportive of ideas to lower American seniors’ out of pocket drug costs—including the President’s copay card proposal and the plan to deliver discounts directly to seniors at the pharmacy counter," the spokesperson said.

 

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Sounds like socialized medicine.

But Hunter Biden selling 10 million dollar meet and greets with his then father, Joe Biden VP are no problem? That’s as corrupt as it gets. I guess if you were ok with President Obama’s corruption, you have no problem with Joe’s. Birds of a feather, flock together.

Enough Yahoo!, I mean AT&T, your TDS is pathetic at this point TRUMP2020ToSaveAmerica

m_hostage Stinks like bribery

Trump violate a law? Unheard of.

Everything has to be shady, doesn’t it?

notallseniorstakedrugs keep the cards we do not want them! Protect Medicare & SS.

VOTE HIM OUT

I don't think that will stop a President who is first and foremost a career criminal.

Sooooo - exactly what consequences would there be for Trump? He's never, not once, been held accountable for his actions and I don't see it happening this time either. Your 'checks and balances' are a joke.

minotauresse He breaks the law daily. Seniors should know once he kills medicare that'll maybe cover a week's medicine.

Trump must go! Vote him out!

Screw him

Could?

220,000 DEAD FROM COVID VIRUS & COUNTING. DUMP CON republicons and COVID trump FOREVER FOR MISMANAGEMENT OF VIRUS. MAKE AMERICA SMART AGAIN. DEFEAT CRIMINAL AND FASCIST REPUBLICONS. RE-IMPEACH CORRUPT trump & republicons FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. DEFEAT CON REPUBLICONS

Have you read the New York Post articles on Joe Biden and Hunter? This unfolding story is quite intriguing....and criminal.

Same as the shot and a beer of days past to get a vote

Does the GOP care? They seem to think that they can be like China and Russia - dictate. Vote for new leadership in DC. Mask up and care for all. =

DawnTassoni He is puting his shine on for our national treasure..

My mother never had $200 worth of prescriptions in her life. When she had her hip replaced, they asked her what prescriptions she took, her answer was none. They tried arguing with her. My father had to tell them zero. Later, She did have Alzheimer's, never took anything for it.

Whatever happened to Congress holding the power of the purse? Where is this money coming from?

One of mine cost $330.00 for 30 pills, just sayin!

Where is AG Barr?

Send it ...I’ll spend it and still not vote for the orange one

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