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LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:40 PM Jul 2020

President Trump expected to sign executive orders on drug pricing & health care

Source: KARK

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders related to health care and drug prices Friday afternoon.

The Trump administration has had ongoing efforts to reduce drug prices.

According to reports, one of the executive orders would shorten the timeline for a proposed initiative to allow states, wholesalers and pharmacies to import certain drugs from Canada.

Another order is expected to take on Medicare’s drug prices, bringing it more in line with prices in other countries.

Read more: https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/president-trump-expected-to-sign-executive-orders-on-drug-pricing-health-care/

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President Trump expected to sign executive orders on drug pricing & health care (Original Post) LiberalArkie Jul 2020 OP
Election year desperation jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #1
This will be his "something better than ACA". SayItLoud Jul 2020 #2
I guess that's his great new medical insurance marybourg Jul 2020 #3
It will be a Great Plan! Turbineguy Jul 2020 #10
That's nice, now how about the actual bills on this that Pelosi's house passed? IronLionZion Jul 2020 #4
He has no interest in actual legislation. maxsolomon Jul 2020 #6
Can't change Medicare Part D without legislation paleotn Jul 2020 #5
Without even reading the article Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #7
Trump should be hated I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #8
He can't do any of that edhopper Jul 2020 #9
I can't believe he's actually doing something decent! raccoon Jul 2020 #11
how about get rid of the FDA and let me buy from Canada noneof_theabove Jul 2020 #12
UM qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #13
+1 n/t area51 Jul 2020 #15
Free beer and circuses will be announced next week. Snellius Jul 2020 #14

jorgevlorgan

(8,301 posts)
1. Election year desperation
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:46 PM
Jul 2020

I bet it will still find a way to funnel unnecessarily large amounts to the drug companies

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
2. This will be his "something better than ACA".
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:47 PM
Jul 2020

He will lie and tell his #Cult45ers that he's done what he promised during his campaign....Hope we don't let him get aways with it.

marybourg

(12,633 posts)
3. I guess that's his great new medical insurance
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:49 PM
Jul 2020

plan to replace Obamacare. No wonder it took 3 1/2 years; it’s so brilliant and complex

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
6. He has no interest in actual legislation.
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:57 PM
Jul 2020

Just like his party.

EOs give him a reason to be on TV, which is all he cares about.

paleotn

(17,931 posts)
5. Can't change Medicare Part D without legislation
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:55 PM
Jul 2020

He can say the sun rises in the west, but that doesn't make it so.

Oh, and Canada isn't going to allow the US to use them as a prescription wholesale warehouse. Like most things Donnie, it just doesn't work that way.

Mr.Bill

(24,304 posts)
7. Without even reading the article
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:57 PM
Jul 2020

I can guarantee there is something in the executive orders that siphons a shit load of money for his cronies.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
8. Trump should be hated
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:56 PM
Jul 2020

For his stupid orders and those orders ignored.

Fuck what republicans want,and fuck them all.

raccoon

(31,111 posts)
11. I can't believe he's actually doing something decent!
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 08:08 PM
Jul 2020

On edit: at least it appears to be decent. As someone said above, there may be a catch. Probably is.

noneof_theabove

(410 posts)
12. how about get rid of the FDA and let me buy from Canada
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 08:13 PM
Jul 2020

I have had HEP-C1a for 30 years and had 5 hard cancers [3 30mm and 2 15mm] remove since Oct 2019.
No I finally got into a internal doctor [covid messed everything up].
what is the cost for 3rd generation Harvoni? $89,000 US but if the fckng doctors would have given
me and Rx back in March, I was willing to support Canada and purchase the same thing for $700US

qwlauren35

(6,148 posts)
13. UM
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 09:02 PM
Jul 2020

Couldn't this have been done in 2017? Was he purposely waiting until August 2020 so that he could look good in November?

Gawd, this man makes me sick.

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