(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement Thursday regarding the price of weight loss drugs.
Lowering prescription drug prices has been a focus of Trump’s. He previously announced two deals lowering prices for Medicaid patients and those who buy directly from a government website.
Trump has touted agreements with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, announcing that Medicaid would be given “most favored nations” pricing on medications and that some prescription drugs would be offered at a discount directly to consumers.
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Noteably, those deals do not include Medicare patients or those who are privately insured through an employer, and it is unclear whether drug companies will also offer favored pricing to those plans.
The exact list of drugs to be offered for direct-to-consumer sale has not been announced, and the discounts range from 40% to 90%, which could still leave the cost of some specialty or high-end drugs in the thousands of dollars per month.
