Trump to target countries that ‘free ride’ on US medicines

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President Trump on Friday will issue a proposal that would open the door for other countries to pay more for prescription drugs to reduce prices for U.S. residents, according to his health chief.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing that the administration would be “going after this question of foreign governments that free-ride off of American innovation.” Trump is expected to deliver remarks on drug pricing Friday, with Azar present.

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