Trump Administration Uses Competition to Drive Down Drug Prices for Millions on Medicare

Trump Administration Uses Competition to Drive Down Drug Prices for Millions on Medicare
President Donald Trump gives remarks on lowering drug prices in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Holly Kellum
By Holly Kellum, Washington Correspondent
Updated:

The Trump administration is using competition to drive down drug prices for a portion of Medicare patients by giving insurers and pharmacy-benefit managers the ability to negotiate prices for more types of drugs.

The change would apply to seniors who are on Medicare Advantage, which uses private insurers to cover an estimated 20 million Medicare members, the administration announced on Aug. 7.
Holly Kellum
Holly Kellum
Washington Correspondent
Holly Kellum is a Washington correspondent for NTD. She has worked for NTD on and off since 2012.
twitter