It looks like the Administration is trying hard to dig up some excuse to let drug companies charge hospitals and clinics more for their drugs, and that is exactly the opposite of what President Trump promised when he was a candidate.
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Secretary Azar and President Trump have been making a lot of promises about how drug prices are going to come down as a result of the blueprint that they released this month.
Now, the President's drug pricing blueprint suggests that the 340B Program, a drug discount program, is causing high drug prices.
But Americans have not seen their drug prices come down and when you scratch the surface on the President's tough talk, you find that the Trump plan lets Big Pharma keep jacking up prices and keep raking in profits.
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If you weaken the CRA now, you are only going to push even more struggling families across this country out of the middle class.
Can you guarantee that no Medicare beneficiary will pay higher drug prices as a result of your plan to change coverage under Medicare?
It's been 2 weeks, and there have been no decreases and an indication of increases.
I've asked the question now three times, and you've given me no answer at all.





