Donald Trump. Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP

Ex­ec­u­tive or­der un­der con­struc­tion to peg US drug prices to low­est prices abroad, Trump says

As he mounts his re-elec­tion bid for 2020, pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump un­veiled plans that an ex­ec­u­tive or­der is be­ing pre­pared to im­ple­ment a “fa­vored na­tions clause” to re­duce drug prices in the Unit­ed States, in con­ver­sa­tion with re­porters on the south lawn of the White House on Fri­day.

“We’re work­ing on a fa­vored na­tions clause, where we pay what­ev­er the low­est na­tion’s price is,” Trump said. “Why should oth­er na­tions — like Cana­da — why should oth­er na­tions pay less than us?”

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