Trump touts Medicaid drug savings
Summary
President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to join a plan aimed at lowering drug prices for Medicaid, the government health program for low-income people. He said 40 states and Puerto Rico have already signed agreements to take part.Key Facts
- All 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico applied to join a program to reduce Medicaid drug costs.
- President Trump announced this plan during a news event in the Oval Office.
- The arrangement is designed to help Medicaid programs pay less for prescription drugs.
- Forty states and Puerto Rico have already signed official agreements for the program.
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is involved in the program (implied by mentioning "Centers", likely CMS).
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