How trump destroyed a big drug cost reduction over cheap politics for him

[Craig234]

This story is a great illustrator of the trump corruption. Looking for an 'October surprise', to bring out the critical older voters for him, he tried to get a big drug price deal just before the election. Drug companies were willing to give $150 billion in reductions. But trump demanded that the deal include drug makers sending out $100 cards before the election he could take credit for, and the deal was scuttled over his demand.

A Deal on Drug Prices Undone by White House Insistence on ‘Trump Cards’

The White House and the pharmaceutical industry were nearing a major deal to lower drug prices. Then the administration demanded that $100 cash cards be sent to millions of seniors before the election — and the industry balked.

www.nytimes.com

 

[The AntiDonald]

This story is a great illustrator of the trump corruption. Looking for an 'October surprise', to bring out the critical older voters for him, he tried to get a big drug price deal just before the election. Drug companies were willing to give $150 billion in reductions. But trump demanded that the deal include drug makers sending out $100 cards before the election he could take credit for, and the deal was scuttled over his demand.

A Deal on Drug Prices Undone by White House Insistence on ‘Trump Cards’

The White House and the pharmaceutical industry were nearing a major deal to lower drug prices. Then the administration demanded that $100 cash cards be sent to millions of seniors before the election — and the industry balked.

www.nytimes.com

$100 dollars won't buy 1/3 of my monthly prescriptions. Trump is a dumb ass.