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All 50 states opt into Trump’s ‘favored nations’ drug pricing for Medicaid

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President Trump announced on Friday that all 50 states, along with Puerto Rico and DC, have opted into his “most favored nations” drug-price initiative to lower prescription costs for Medicaid recipients. The program forces pharmaceutical companies to match prices paid in other high-income countries, potentially saving states billions of dollars annually. According to the White House, this initiative will save Medicaid $64 billion over 10 years and provide significant discounts for uninsured Americans through a new “TrumpRx” platform. Trump cited these savings as evidence of his administration's success in improving healthcare affordability for low-income individuals.

Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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President Donald Trump announced on September 16, 2026, that all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico will participate in the "most favored nation" drug pricing program for Medicaid, aiming to lower prescription costs by aligning them with prices in other developed countries. The White House estimates this initiative could save $64.3 billion over ten years, split between federal and state governments. However, health policy experts question whether these savings will directly benefit patients, as current discounts under Medicaid are already substantial. Trump hosted governors from South Dakota, Mississippi, and Arkansas to promote the plan ahead of midterm elections, emphasizing its potential to strengthen healthcare access for low-income Americans while reducing financial burdens on states' budgets.

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President Trump announced Friday that all 50 states along with Puerto Rico and DC have opted into his “most favored nations’’ drug-price initiative to lower prescription costs for Medicaid recipients. asserted

states → announce → recipients

The president strong-armed 26 major pharmaceutical companies into enacting the special drug pricing for federal agencies to match the rates paid in eight other high-income nations, including Canada, Germany, Japan and the UK. asserted

president → arm → Canada

“They all succumbed to the dollar,” Trump said of the US states and others who have now joined what he called his “GENEROUS” initiative, passing along the cost saving to state-administered Medicaid programs covering roughly 70 million Americans. asserted

he → succumb → Americans

“This will save states billions and billions of dollars per year on drugs and allow them to invest those savings in providing better healthcare and higher quality service for the American people,” Trump said in the Oval Office. asserted

Trump → save → Office

“I mean, this one thing alone should win us the midterm. asserted

thing → mean → midterm

“Many left-wing critics predicted that the states would not participate in our most favored nation initiative, and some of the blue states tried not to, but they couldn’t help it when you’re getting your drugs for 70, 80, 90% less.” asserted

you → predict → less

Trump cited a White House Council Economic Advisers estimate that states would save Medicaid $64 billion over the next 10 years. asserted

states → cite → years

The White House estimates that the broader MFN initiative will save the government $529 over a decade. asserted

initiative → estimate → decade

Big Pharma also agreed to offer discounts for certain drugs for Americans without insurance on the new “TrumpRx” platform. asserted

Pharma → agree → platform

“We are rescuing state budgets with this program,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, the country’s Medicare and Medicaid administrator. “The $50 billion in pharmaceutical prices that they are paying after rebates is crowding out schools and roads and long-term care and rural care,” Oz said. asserted

Oz → rescue → schools

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former Democrat, said he viewed the initiative as consistent with what “my party was promising and prioritizing for decades. asserted

party → say → decades

“Every nation is judged, every civilization is judged based upon how it cares for the poorest members of society,” Kennedy said. asserted

Kennedy → judge → society

“President Trump just mentioned that the poverty levels have dropped to the lowest level in history during his term. asserted

levels → mention → term

“That was the signature imperative for our party, and yet President Trump has actually achieved that in two short years, and now he’s creating another giant benefit for the poorest members of our society.” asserted

he → achieve → society

All 50 states opt into Trump’s ‘favored nations’ drug pricing for Medicaid

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