Trump to announce all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
President Donald Trump is announcing that all 50 states will join a Medicaid drug pricing program. The model uses most favored nation pricing to align costs for certain drugs with rates paid in other countries. The initiative aims to reduce the net price of selected medications within the Medicaid system.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to announce Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide most favored nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices paid in certain other countries. The Trump administration claims that […]
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