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US Weighs Trump-Branded Website to Help Shop for Cheaper Drugs

US Weighs Trump-Branded Website to Help Shop for Cheaper Drugs

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Administration officials are discussing creating a website — potentially branded with President Donald Trump ’s own name — that would make it easier for patients to buy prescription medicines at a discount directly from pharmaceutical companies, people familiar with the talks said.
The initiative is part of Trump’s demands that drugmakers reduce their prices to align them with what other developed countries pay, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss plans that are not yet public.