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Trump Blasts Drug Makers on the Price of Drugs

Reuter's reports Friday that President Donald Trump blasted drugmakers and healthcare “middlemen” for making prescription drugs unaffordable for Americans. Nonetheless, many healthcare stocks rose as it became clear the administration had avoided taking aggressive and direct measures to cut drug prices.

Here are many New Sources on this developing story:

Reuters:Trump assails high drug prices, avoids direct hit on industry  https://reut.rs/2IBaFiY

Bloomber: Trump's Unimpressive Plan to Lower Drug Prices  https://bloom.bg/2I8tkmO

Financial Times: Trump blames foreign countries for high drug prices  https://on.ft.com/2IdPe4c

NY Times: 6 Takeaways From Trump’s Plans to Try to Lower Drug Prices https://nyti.ms/2IEieFS

          Trump’s Plan to Lower Drug Prices Diverges From Campaign Promise  https://nyti.ms/2wyN65D

           Trump to Drop Call for Medicare to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices  https://nyti.ms/2wAmGR1

Wall St. Journal: Trump’s Plan to Cut Drug Prices Leaves Industry Relieved https://on.wsj.com/2IDeAf6

NPR:  Trump Drug Pricing 'Blueprint' Could Take Years To Build  https://n.pr/2IyMRw5

 

 

 

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