{"id":77216,"date":"2026-09-18T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/77216"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:18:13","slug":"us-plans-medicaid-most-favored-nation-pricing-for-some-drugs-in-all-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/77216","title":{"rendered":"US plans Medicaid most-favored-nation pricing for some drugs in all states"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>President Donald Trump plans to announce on \u200bFriday that the administration\u2019s Medicaid most-favored-nation drug \u200cpricing model will cover all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, a White House \u200bofficial said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The US pays more for \u200bprescription drugs than any other country, often \u2060nearly three times as much as other developed nations. \u200bTrump has repeatedly said he wants to narrow this \u200bgap.<\/p>\n<p>His administration signed deals with 17 of the largest global drugmakers, including Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Novo \u200bNordisk , starting last year.<\/p>\n<p>The companies agreed to \u200boffer lower prices, comparable to what is paid in other \u200cdeveloped \u2060countries \u2014 referred to as \u201cmost-favored-nation\u201d pricing.<\/p>\n<p>Medicaid, funded jointly by state and federal governments, already draws steep discounts from drugmakers, mandated by existing law. \u200bMost people \u200bcovered by \u2060the health program for low-income Americans pay little out of pocket \u200bfor prescriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the administration announced \u200ba \u2060new round of drug- pricing agreements with international pharmaceutical companies and some smaller biotechs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/us-plans-medicaid-most-favored-nation-pricing-for-some-drugs-in-all-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump plans to announce on \u200bFriday that the administration\u2019s Medicaid most-favored-nation drug \u200cpricing model will cover all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, a White House \u200bofficial said. 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