White House announces all Medicaid programs get Trump-negotiated prices
President Donald Trump said Friday that Medicaid programs in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico will now benefit from lower prices negotiated by the administration with pharmaceutical companies as part of the president’s most-favored-nation prescription deals.
TL;DR
- Medicaid programs in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico will get lower drug prices.
- These prices are from deals negotiated by the Trump administration.
- The administration expects states to save billions of dollars yearly.
- Savings can be reinvested into healthcare and services.