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Trump touts new drug-price deals, seeking a midterm edge

Washington Post Politics Monday 31 August 2026, 20:18 UTC By Dan Diamond 1 min read
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President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled new agreements with nine pharmaceutical companies that have pledged to cut prices on some drugs, his latest effort to promote his administration’s health care agenda ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump touts new drug-price deals, seeking a midterm edge Nine more pharmaceutical companies said they would cut the prices on some drugs through Trump’s Most Favored Nation program.

President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled new agreements with nine pharmaceutical companies that have pledged to cut prices on some drugs, his latest effort to promote his administration’s health care agenda ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump touts new drug-price deals, seeking a midterm edge Nine more pharmaceutical companies said they would cut the prices on some drugs through Trump’s Most Favored Nation program.
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