Trump promised cheaper drugs. Some prices dropped. Many others shot up.
Summary
President Trump has introduced several plans to lower the high cost of prescription drugs in the United States. While some drug prices have dropped, many have actually increased, and the overall impact of these efforts remains limited and unclear.Key Facts
- About 60% of American adults worry about affording their prescription medicines.
- Americans pay about three times more for the same drugs than people in other countries.
- President Trump asked 17 drug companies to voluntarily lower prices and negotiated with executives at the White House.
- Trump introduced TrumpRx, a website offering discounted medicines to people paying cash.
- Despite some discounts, nearly 1,000 brand-name drugs had price increases in early 2026.
- Pfizer raised the price on 71 drugs by about 5%, while only one drug’s price was reduced.
- Medicare’s program to negotiate prices on expensive drugs, started under President Biden and continued quietly by President Trump, has lowered costs for some medicines and capped out-of-pocket expenses.
- Experts say many announced deals are unclear, hard to enforce, and do not significantly change drug pricing.
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