{"id":1052892,"date":"2025-05-12T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T19:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052892"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T19:16:35","slug":"lies-vs-facts-trump-is-gutting-medicaid-and-jacking-up-prescription-drug-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/lies-vs-facts-trump-is-gutting-medicaid-and-jacking-up-prescription-drug-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"LIES vs. FACTS: Trump is Gutting Medicaid and Jacking Up Prescription Drug Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Here\u2019s the reality: Under Donald Trump\u2019s latest executive order sham, many Americans will not see any savings on their medications, and his plans to slash health care access will only make the problem worse. From Day One, Trump has rolled back efforts to lower drug costs for Americans and fired the lawyers defending Medicare\u2019s drug price cuts, and is now putting Medicaid on the chopping block. Trump\u2019s broken promises speak for themselves \u2014 he will always put working families last.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FACT: Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cMost Favored Nation\u201d executive order is unlikely to lower costs for the most common prescription drugs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNBC<\/a>: \u201cWhite House officials did not disclose which medications the order will apply to. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unclear how effective the policy will be at lowering costs for patients.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cMore common prescription drugs filled at a pharmacy would probably not be covered by the new order.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump has played up the announcement, saying it will save taxpayers big money. \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut many Americans won\u2019t see the savings.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FACT: Trump wants to cut Medicaid and jeopardize health care for <\/strong>79 million Americans<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White House<\/a>: \u201cThe following executive actions are hereby revoked:<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExecutive Order 14009 of January 28, 2021 (Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Ferris, CNN<\/a>: \u201cHouse budget plan is out.<\/strong> Besides 2 years of debt limit + $4.5T in tax cuts and $200B in border, there\u2019s BIG news for fiscal hawks <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt calls for $2T in *mandatory* cuts, aka Medicaid<\/strong>, since Trump has ruled out Medicare\/SS\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201c[T]he House Resolution implements my FULL America First Agenda<\/strong>, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it! We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FACT: Trump signed an executive order rescinding the Biden-Harris order to lower drug costs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White House<\/a>: \u201cThe following executive actions are hereby revoked:<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExecutive Order 14087 of October 14, 2022 (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services<\/a>: \u201cPresident Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14087<\/strong>, \u2018Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans,\u2019 to further address prescription drug affordability<\/strong> through the work of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\u2019 (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (the Innovation Center). The Innovation Center tests innovative payment and service delivery models designed to reduce program expenditures while preserving or enhancing the quality of care furnished to its beneficiaries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FACT: Trump fired the lawyers defending Medicare\u2019s ability to negotiate lower drug prices against Big Pharma attacks. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/a>: \u201cHHS Lays Off Lawyers Executing the Medicare Drug Price Cuts\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt least three government lawyers working on defending a major Biden-era drug pricing law were laid off<\/strong> in mass cuts across the agency this month, according to a source familiar with the terminations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe attorneys were doing legal work implementing and defending the Inflation Reduction Act, a law that allows Medicare to directly negotiate down the price of drugs for the first time. Medicare is facing an onslaught of lawsuits filed by pharmaceutical companies <\/strong>and their allies \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTerminations were led by<\/strong> the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led team <\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[F]iring attorneys leaves HHS fewer resources to<\/strong> continue<\/strong> implementing and defending the law<\/strong>, the person familiar said. Beyond the lawsuits, pharmaceutical companies have pressured the Trump administration to pause the drug price negotiations<\/strong> that began during the Biden administration.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s the reality: Under Donald Trump\u2019s latest executive order sham, many Americans will not see any savings on their medications, and his plans to slash health care access will only make the problem worse. 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