★ Government Action
Trump order targets U.S. drug prices to match other developed nations
Corporate FavorsDrug Pricing Policy
Filed May 2025
★ The Brief
Who enabled it
On May 12, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled 'Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients,' directing the administration to take numerous actions to align U.S. prescription drug prices with the lowest prices offered in other developed nations. The order set the framework for subsequent negotiations and deal announcements with major pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Actors
Who pushed it · 1Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
Donald TrumpSigned and issued the Executive Order directing the administration to pursue most-favored-nation drug pricing.
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