Trump debuts healthcare affordability plan, urges Congress to act

President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a framework for lowering the cost of healthcare in the United States and urged Congress to approve legislation codifying it.“I’m calling on Congress to pass this framework into law without delay,” Trump said, according to The Hill. “Have to do it right now so that we can get immediate relief to the American people.” 
The “Great Healthcare Plan” largely includes the codification of deals that the administration reached with pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug costs.
Since taking office, Trump has convinced a number of major pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily offer most-favored-nation pricing. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the voluntary commitments account for roughly 95% of drugs sold in the U.S.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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