340B And US Drug Pricing: Trump’s First Target Is One That Lasts

The US government program that allows safety net providers to purchase drugs at deep discounts is probably not what most American voters have in mind when they say drug pricing is a top issue. But the 340B program has been a rare area of consistent focus – and actual sustained change – in the Trump Administration.

On Target, Target hit in the center by arrows

Four years into Donald Trump’s unpredictable Presidency, one constant theme has been headlines about executive action on drug pricing.

From his pre-Inauguration Day declaration that the industry is “getting away with murder,” through the 2018 Rose Garden unveiling of the HHS “Blueprint” and right up through the signing of four (or maybe only three) Executive Orders last month, headlines promising action on drug prices have been a regular feature of the Trump era

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