He US President Donald TrumpGermany is accused of participating high Drug costs With the recipe. Trump signed an administrative order and made his comments on Monday Aims to reduce prices At least prescribed drugs And 59%Or more, in some cases.
“American patients gave subsidies. In fact, Socialist health organizations in Germany, everywhere in the EU“Trump said the European Union had forced to sell drugs in Europe, and accused it, which is a” brutal tactic “, and for him, companies in the United States later forcing them to raise prices.” We will all pay the same. We will pay Europe to pay“He told journalists.
Signed administration Trump offers 30 days to reduce costs to pharmaceutical manufacturers Prescribed drugs in the United States Or threatens them By controlling the amount they can receive from the government for medical income.
Medicare and Medical Aid are plans funded by the government that offset health costs Almost 80 million poor people. It is not clear how the administrative directive affects millions of Americans with private medical insurance.
Trump believes that other countries suppress drug prices In their own countries And allow For pharmaceutical companies Increase costs for US customers To compensate for research and development costs. “I do this for the American people. I do this against the most powerful lobby in the world, probably: the drug lobby,” Trump said.
“The European Union is brutal. Pharmaceutical companies were actually told to me simply terrible stories and how they forced them, “Trump added. The US president said OsumbicIt reduces obesity, and that is, he said, This is much less in Europe than America.
The “The most preferred nation policy”
This is not the first time that Trump is trying to reduce the price of drugs. This action is considered an elastic upheaval “The most preferred nation policy”Then replaced the former US president Joe Biden tried to reduce the costs of the drug By another program.
According to the “Most Liked Nation” policy, Medicare will pay like other countries for prescribed drugsLike Germany and the European Union. For example, if a drug costs $ 100 in the United States and 30 euros in Germany, the price of medicker will be only 30 euros. Trump also promised to eliminate “rich” intermediariesAllow Americans to buy the drug directly from the drug at a lower price.
According to a report on the White House website, ”America It is less than 5% of the world’s population and still Complete three -quarters of global drug benefits“.
However, the pharmaceutical department argues that the “highly sought -nation” policy Preventing research and growth of new drugs And reduce the benefits.
