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The White House takes on drug prices

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Among the orders is allowing the importation of cheaper drugs from other countries, and requiring drug rebates paid to insurers and others to get passed down to patients. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

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Trump turns attention to health care with executive orders he says will lower drug prices

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder Jul 27, 2020
The president is expected to meet with pharmaceutical industry executives, who are opposed to the changes, on Tuesday.

When the Federal Open Market Committee meets this week, we'll probably hear more of the same

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