Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 12:50     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Why is this thread still going? The announcement was a joke. Drug prices aren’t going down. Trump did the bait and switch on the media again and they fell for it like they always do.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 12:44     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell him he will be adore forever if he creates Trumpcare, some form of universal healthcare? Someone should plant the idea.


Just don't tell him it's socialism.


He can call it Trumpism for all I care. I'm all for it as long as we finally fix this shitshow that costs so much with shit outcomes.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 12:32     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell him he will be adore forever if he creates Trumpcare, some form of universal healthcare? Someone should plant the idea.


Just don't tell him it's socialism.


The best leaders always combine the best ideas of right and left. Being a partisan is a dead end.

But, MAGA and Trump decry "socialism", not just the bad parts of it. Why do you suppose so many Rs were against ACA? Oh, wait, probably because a Dem POTUS lead the charge on it.

What you stated is basically about populism, not R or D. Interestingly, Trump ran as a R, though, and not a D.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 12:26     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell him he will be adore forever if he creates Trumpcare, some form of universal healthcare? Someone should plant the idea.


Just don't tell him it's socialism.


The best leaders always combine the best ideas of right and left. Being a partisan is a dead end.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 11:44     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Biden did this. Then Trump destroyed it. Then he copied Biden and took credit for “solving a problem”.

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/legislation/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/lowers-health-care-costs-millions-americans



Actually, the Trump administration promulgated a regulation requiring MFN pricing for most drugs. It was due to be implemented in 2021. One of the Biden administration's first acts was to withdraw that regulation and then Biden signed the EO.


If you’re going to argue a cited post, you need to provide a cite as well.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 11:03     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:Biden did this. Then Trump destroyed it. Then he copied Biden and took credit for “solving a problem”.

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/legislation/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/lowers-health-care-costs-millions-americans



Actually, the Trump administration promulgated a regulation requiring MFN pricing for most drugs. It was due to be implemented in 2021. One of the Biden administration's first acts was to withdraw that regulation and then Biden signed the EO.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 10:17     Subject: Re:Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How exactly does this work? Is it for imported drugs or does it affect the prices for US manufactured drugs?

Meanwhile, the Energy and Commerce House Committee's plan starts off by eliminating the provision that assists 10 million Medicare enrollees with premium, deductible, and copay costs for Medicare A and B as well as part D drug plans.


There are very few US manufactured drugs. 80% of generic drugs are made outside of the US. Most US pharmaceutical companies have their manufacturing in Mexico, China, and India. And for the same reasons as why all other manufacturing moved outside the US: it's cheaper & there are fewer labor rules.


Too bad Puerto Rico was forced to stop manufacturing drugs. Thanks republicans!
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 10:16     Subject: Re:Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
I have substantial holdings in pharmaceuticals. This idiotic move could cost me seriously.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 10:04     Subject: Re:Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:How exactly does this work? Is it for imported drugs or does it affect the prices for US manufactured drugs?

Meanwhile, the Energy and Commerce House Committee's plan starts off by eliminating the provision that assists 10 million Medicare enrollees with premium, deductible, and copay costs for Medicare A and B as well as part D drug plans.


There are very few US manufactured drugs. 80% of generic drugs are made outside of the US. Most US pharmaceutical companies have their manufacturing in Mexico, China, and India. And for the same reasons as why all other manufacturing moved outside the US: it's cheaper & there are fewer labor rules.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 09:38     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell him he will be adore forever if he creates Trumpcare, some form of universal healthcare? Someone should plant the idea.


Just don't tell him it's socialism.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 09:18     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Can someone tell him he will be adore forever if he creates Trumpcare, some form of universal healthcare? Someone should plant the idea.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 09:14     Subject: Re:Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
We banned ads for alcohol and cigarettes and the same should be done for pharmaceuticals.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 09:13     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:The easiest way to lower drug prices is for the companies to WILLINGLY stop buying advertising and saturating all the commercial air time! The costs for their advertising budgets must be astronomical.

I am so, so sick of drug commercials everywhere. I remember the "good ole days" when it was not even permitted/FCC for prescription drugs to be advertised!


When we travel to France, the ads on TV are so different - lots of ham and yogurt ads.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 09:11     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Anonymous wrote:Biden did this. Then Trump destroyed it. Then he copied Biden and took credit for “solving a problem”.

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/legislation/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/lowers-health-care-costs-millions-americans



Exactly.

He is such a narcissist to claim credit for everything - changing NAFTA, creating the tariff mess only to "solve" it, and this as but three examples of hundreds. Yet the MAGAs and the media seem to fall for it every time.
Anonymous
Post 05/13/2025 09:08     Subject: Trump wants to control prescription drug costs
Biden did this. Then Trump destroyed it. Then he copied Biden and took credit for “solving a problem”.

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/legislation/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/lowers-health-care-costs-millions-americans