First insulin, now everything: Trump administration uses tech to lower your drug costs

Your doctor writes you a new prescription, you go to the pharmacy to pick it up, and you’re told that your new medication costs hundreds of dollars — with insurance. 

You are left with a choice: pay the exorbitant cost because this drug is the one your doctor recommends, try to get through the phone tree to awkwardly ask for a less expensive medication, or go without the drug. And you’re not alone in facing this dilemma – over 1 in 4 Americans say it is hard to pay for their medications. 

But when people go without their medication, it costs them: time, quality of life, and their health. Poor medication adherence claims the lives of 125,000 people annually and costs the healthcare system as much as $300 billion a year. 

In 2020, President Donald Trump used the art of the deal to ensure patients in Medicare Part D could buy