Trump's latest hustle for Big Pharma

Merrill Goozner

Aug 1, 2025

Forcing Europeans to raise their drug prices while U.S. consumers get a small break will preserve the status quo for the drug industry

3 Comments

Thanks for your incisive reporting 🩺🩺

Thomas Thompson

I have one prescription that costs $60 PER PILL! Something has to be done, but I doubt Trump will do anything to benefit us.

Thanks for the explainer.

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