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What will be Trump's cut of "TrumpRx"?
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/politics/pfizer-drug-prices-trumpTrump on Tuesday announced a multipronged effort aimed at lowering drug costs in the United States, including the creation of a “TrumpRx” direct-to-consumer website where Americans can buy medicine at discounted prices and a sweeping deal with Pfizer to reduce the prices of many of its products.
...Pfizer will sell drugs to Medicaid and set prices of new drugs at “Most Favored Nation” levels, the lowest price made available in peer countries. It will sell many of its primary care medicines and some specialty brand-name drugs at a 50% savings, on average, at TrumpRx, the company said. And it will expand its domestic manufacturing, while receiving a three-year reprieve on certain tariffs on pharmaceutical imports....
In addition to matching global pricing, Trump has become enamored with trying to lower prices by having drugmakers sell their products directly to consumers. He did not provide many details on the TrumpRx site in his news conference, though a White House fact sheet indicated the price break would be off a drug’s list price, which is before other discounts and rebates are applied....
As part of Tuesday’s announcement, Pfizer said it will invest an additional $70 billion on research and manufacturing projects in coming years. The company will receive a three-year grace period on tariffs the administration plans to impose....
The president does not have the legal authority to require drug companies to set their products at “Most Favored Nation” prices.
...Pfizer will sell drugs to Medicaid and set prices of new drugs at “Most Favored Nation” levels, the lowest price made available in peer countries. It will sell many of its primary care medicines and some specialty brand-name drugs at a 50% savings, on average, at TrumpRx, the company said. And it will expand its domestic manufacturing, while receiving a three-year reprieve on certain tariffs on pharmaceutical imports....
In addition to matching global pricing, Trump has become enamored with trying to lower prices by having drugmakers sell their products directly to consumers. He did not provide many details on the TrumpRx site in his news conference, though a White House fact sheet indicated the price break would be off a drug’s list price, which is before other discounts and rebates are applied....
As part of Tuesday’s announcement, Pfizer said it will invest an additional $70 billion on research and manufacturing projects in coming years. The company will receive a three-year grace period on tariffs the administration plans to impose....
The president does not have the legal authority to require drug companies to set their products at “Most Favored Nation” prices.
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