Trump Unveils Drug Reforms: Rebates To PBMs At Risk
Source: Life Science Leader
By John McManus, The McManus Group
After months of delay and suspense, in a Rose Garden ceremony, President Trump and HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced a comprehensive approach to prescription drugs, which they claimed would address major challenges:
- high and rising drug and out-of-pocket costs
- seniors and government programs overpaying for drugs due to lack of negotiation tools
- foreign governments catching a free ride on industry innovation.
Trump and Azar’s speeches were accompanied by a blueprint that identified changes for immediate review and take-up, as well as a far-reaching exploration of hundreds of ideas intended to address pricing distortions that have arisen in the pharmaceutical supply chain and other government policies that hamper competition and effective negotiation.
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