Trump signs executive order to lower drug prices

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that lowers drug prices through the Medicare drug price negotiation program and brings relief to the nearly 69 million people, particularly senior citizens, who rely on the federal program.

Trump’s actions directed the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to work with Congress to work on legislation that would lower drug prices.

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