Trump Effect: Prescription Drug Prices Fall At Record-Breaking Pace
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Explained | Why Sun Pharma is offering cheaper drugs to Trump administration? | MintExplained | Why is Sun Pharma offering cheaper drugs to Trump administration? | Mint
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Wed, 12 August 2026
1 report- breitbart.com15:24first to report
President Donald Trump's efforts to bring down prices of prescription drugs have been a resounding success. | Economy
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- PBS NewsHour18:52
New federal data that shows U.S. prescription drug prices fell 0.8% in July and are down 3.1% from a year ago, the steepest year-over-year drop since 1963.
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- news.az18:15
Under the planned agreements, the companies would offer discounts on outpatient medicines supplied to state Medicaid programs. The prices paid by the ...
- econotimes.com21:54
The Trump administration is preparing to announce a new round of drug-pricing agreements with midsize biotechnology companies on Monday, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The...
Mon, 31 August 2026
6 reports- Google News - Top Stories17:20
Trump reportedly plans to announce new drug pricing deals with nearly a dozen drugmakers CNBC Trump announces deal with 9 new pharmaceutical firms in move to ease drug costs CBS News White House to Announce New Drug Pricing Deals With Biotechs Bloomberg.com Trump, 80, Zonks Out as His Team Brags He’s Fixed Health Care The New Republic Trump administration to announce drug pricing deals Reuters
- The Hill17:43
President Trump will make an announcement Monday afternoon tied to his efforts to make healthcare more affordable — after insurance prices skyrocketed when expanded subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expired late last year. The announcement comes as Trump has made lowering prescription drug costs a key part of his broader healthcare agenda, including efforts...
- Bloomberg Politics19:34
The Trump administration has struck new drug pricing agreements with nine biotech and pharmaceutical companies including UCB SA, Bridgebio Pharma Inc. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- The Hill20:02
The Trump administration on Monday announced new Medicaid drug pricing agreements with nine midsize biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Every drug “will be at the lowest prices available anywhere in the world,” President Trump said in the Oval Office, surrounded by company executives. Under the agreements, the companies will charge state Medicaid programs the same...
- PBS NewsHour21:09
The president said nine more pharmaceutical companies would sell their drugs to state Medicaid programs at discounts under his so-called "most favored nation" pricing system.
- PBS NewsHour21:15
The president was asked about Democratic candidates who want to use Medicare to provide universal access to health care — and he said his approach to have confidential drug pricing deals was superior.
Tue, 1 September 2026
4 reports- Die Zeit (Germany)03:47
Der US-Präsident stellt geringere Kosten für Medikamente in Aussicht. Die Details sind unklar. Verbraucherschützer kritisieren die Pläne als Ablenkungsmanöver.
- latintimes.com12:26
Nine more drugmakers joined Trump's MFN pricing deal, but the discounts flow through Medicaid — a program Texas and Florida never expanded.
- The Hill12:30
President Trump's administration directed $50 million in federal funding toward accelerating research into psychedelic treatments like psilocybin to help combat the rising number of U.S. adults suffering from treatment-resistant depression.
- Politico Europe17:12
Pharmaceutical companies warn Europe is at risk of losing investment to the U.S. as Trump announced a slate of new deals with drugmakers.
Wed, 2 September 2026
2 reports- katv.com00:17
President Donald Trump opened the "Most Favored Nations" drug pricing to nine additional manufacturers, bringing the total to 26 companies signed on.
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- foxbaltimore.com2 Sept, 00:17their copy
- komonews.com2 Sept, 00:17their copy
- livemint.com07:59edited after publishing
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Explained | Why Sun Pharma is offering cheaper drugs to Trump administration? | MintThe deal by drug major with the US government to lower prices of its innovative drugs in the US is in line with the lowest prices paid by other developed nations, under the most favoured nation (MFN) pricing framework
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- Bloomberg Politics22:01
The Trump administration is pursuing additional drug pricing deals with pharmaceutical companies, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz told Bloomberg Television.
Sun, 13 September 2026
1 report- El País (Spain)22:30
Investigadores internacionales alertan de las consecuencias que pueden tener en la UE las políticas de Washington para abaratar los precios en EE UU
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- El Pais English14 Sept, 08:20their copy
Mon, 14 September 2026
5 reports- Google News - Europe query06:33
FIRST AID: Europe counts Trump’s drug costs euractiv.com
- Index.hr (Croatia)06:58
TRUMPOV plan za jeftinije lijekove u SAD-u prijeti Europi višim cijenama i kašnjenjem novih terapija, upozorava studija u časopisu The Lancet.
- Google News - Europe query08:20
How Trump’s pharmaceutical plan threatens Europe: Higher drug prices and delays in new therapies EL PAÍS English
- N1 Info (Croatia)20:09
Europski pacijenti mogli bi dulje čekati na neke nove lijekove jer američki pokušaji snižavanja cijena lijekova potiču farmaceutske kompanije da odgađ
- kvnf.org20:34
The Trump admin's drug price deals came with a promise to offer lower prices in Medicaid. But the goalposts keep moving. Instead of all drugs, it's just one or two. And the deadlines for states to voluntarily sign on has been pushed back twice. So what's the status?
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- ypradio.org14 Sept, 20:34their copy
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- NPR News16:45
The Trump administration's efforts to lower drug prices included promised changes to Medicaid. But it's still unclear which drugs will be affected. And each state has to opt in.
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- wuky.org17 Sept, 16:45their copy
- southcarolinapublicradio.org17 Sept, 16:45their copy
- iowapublicradio.org17 Sept, 16:45their copy
- ijpr.org18 Sept, 00:03their copy
Fri, 18 September 2026
8 reports- The Hill13:56
President Trump on Friday is set to announce that all 50 states will see "most favored nation" (MFN) pricing for some drugs covered by Medicaid, according to an administration official. Trump will be joined by "several governors" in the Oval Office to make the announcement, the official said. With affordability a top concern among voters,...
- The Hill18:05
President Trump will deliver remarks Friday on another step in his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs. Trump is expected to announce that Medicaid programs in all 50 states will have access to “most favored nation” pricing for certain drugs. He will be joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...
- ktiv.com19:58
Experts say the savings are unclear since the content of the deals isn’t public.
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- abc7.com18 Sept, 19:36their copy
- PBS NewsHour19 Sept, 16:37their copy
- iheart.com20:52
President Trump announced a new program to lower Medicaid drug prices, aiming for "most favored nation" pricing. The initiative, expected to save billions, faces transparency challenges. States have until September 30 to join the program.
- iheart.com20:52
President Trump announced a new program to lower Medicaid drug prices, aiming for "most favored nation" pricing. The initiative, expected to save billions, faces transparency challenges. States have until September 30 to join the program.
- iheart.com20:52
President Trump announced a new program to lower Medicaid drug prices, aiming for "most favored nation" pricing. The initiative, expected to save billions, faces transparency challenges. States have until September 30 to join the program.
- The Hill22:21
All 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to participate in an arrangement intended to give lower drug prices to Medicaid programs, President Trump said Friday. “This one thing alone should win us the midterms,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Forty states and Puerto Rico have already signed agreements, the Centers...
- Google News - Top Stories23:00
Trump’s ‘favored nations’ drug discount gets buy-in from all 50 states — and will save billions for Medicaid New York Post Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals The Washington Post Trump announces all 50 states are joining Medicaid drug pricing model AP News Trump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices The New York Times A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened? NPR
Sat, 19 September 2026
2 reports- Google News - Top Stories14:32
Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals The Washington Post Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model PBS Trump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices The New York Times A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened? NPR President Trump Extends Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing to Every Medicaid Program in America The White House (.gov)
- Google News - Top Stories16:37
Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model PBS Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals The Washington Post Trump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices The New York Times A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened? NPR President Trump Extends Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing to Every Medicaid Program in America The White House (.gov)
Sun, 20 September 2026
1 report- newsroomamerica.com17:05
The White House is reporting a no-cost Greenland security agreement, most-favored-nation drug pricing for all 50 state Medicaid programs, and a renewed $100,000 H-1B fee.