Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
The White House said the model will save Medicaid more than $64 billion over 10 years and cover hundreds of brand-name drugs.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced the expansion of the "Most Favored Nation" drug pricing model to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, aligning U.S. prescription costs with international rates.
- Dubbed the Medicaid "GENEROUS" model, the initiative relies on agreements with global manufacturers including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Novo Nordisk to secure lower prices comparable to other developed nations.
- The White House Council of Economic Advisers projects the effort could save $529 billion over 10 years, including $27.6 billion in net savings for state governments and $36.6 billion in federal savings.
- Kathy Hempstead, a senior policy advisor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, warned that the lack of public deal details creates a barrier to legislative action and pressures the administration to release granular data.
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Trump promotes program to reduce Medicaid drug prices
President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states said they wanted to participate in a program aimed at lowering the government’s costs for some prescription drugs covered under Medicaid, the health insurance program for lower-income Americans.
Trump Plans Nationwide Medicaid Drug Pricing Model
Trump will announce Friday that all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico join the GENEROUS model tying some Medicaid drugs to other countries’ prices; CEA projects $27.6B in state savings over a decade. · 22 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
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Le Journal de QuebecTrump announced that all states will participate in a program to bring the price of medicines back to the level of other countries.
Trump Announces Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Will Now Be Available Under Medicaid in All 50 States * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
President Trump on Friday announced in the Oval Office that all 50 states have signed on to his agreements on most-favored-nation pricing on prescription drugs under Medicaid. "This will save states billions and billions of dollars per year on drugs and allow them to invest those savings in providing better health care and higher quality service for the American people," Trump told reporters.
Trump, Tate Reeves announce lower Medicaid drug prices
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday as the administration announced a new plan aimed at lowering prescription drug costs for Medicaid programs nationwide.
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