Guest Column: When Addressing Drug Prices, There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way | Afro

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Guest Column: When Addressing Drug Prices, There's a Right Way and a Wrong Way | Afro

By Ron Klink In what may have been the last significant action of his presidency, President Trump issued two executive orders designed to lower prescription drug spending in Medicare. The first order would eliminate the current system of 'rebates' for prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D. The second order, dubbed the 'Most Favored Nation' […]

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