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Trump claims credit for drug price drop; experts cite Biden policies
Axios Why prescription drug prices are plunging
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Aug 17, 5:30 AM
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Axios publishes reporting on the decline amid a major Washington push to lower drug costs, providing broader context on the policy drivers behind the price drops.
theguardian.com
Donald Trump U.S. President Steven Cheung White House Director of Communications Richard Frank Health economics professor emeritus, Harvard University Stacie Dusetzina Health policy professor, Vanderbilt University
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What was reported
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first by Axios , 2d ago · also Google News · Nation, Mastodon trending
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TRUMP CAN'T READ Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him "It was a Biden-era policy that requires Medicare to negotiate prices is driving down costs” 1- https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a ug/15/trump-washington-post-drug-prices 2- 🎶Seniors Need Their Drugs🎶 https://…
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Drug prices fell more sharply over the past year than at any point in more than 6 decades. USC Schaeffer’s Geoffrey Joyce tells @axios.com that market forces are driving much of this decline.
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