President Trump And Drug Pricing: What To Expect

US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to work closely with congressional leadership on health care issues, potentially including drug pricing, but uncertainty is always the watchword with Trump.

While many were tallying final vote counts, Donald Trump announced at approximately 3:00 a.m. US East Coast time that he received a concession call from Hillary Clinton. As president, Donald Trump is expected to work closely with Republicans in the House and Senate on health care issues and that may include some measures to address drug pricing, given the public support for action in that area.

“In a Trump world, most people who do any kind of analysis conclude he’d most likely be relatively deferential to...

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