Trump’s two-front fight to lower drug prices is already working

President Donald Trump on Monday announced more than 600 drugs added to his signature drug coupon platform TrumpRx, increasing the number of drugs found within the program by more than 700%.

For years, Americans have been paying too much for prescription drugs because insurance companies and the pharmacy middlemen they own have found ways to jack up costs.

Instead of passing savings directly to patients, these companies often pocketed pricing discounts for themselves while families were left paying high prices at the pharmacy counter. 

TRUMP IS RIGHT TO REBALANCE GLOBAL DRUG PRICES

Enter Trump, who said, “Not so fast.”

Through TrumpRx.gov, the White House created a public database that helps Americans find some of the cheapest prices available for prescription drugs. Instead of forcing patients to rely on confusing insurance company pricing schemes, the program helps direct consumers toward lower-cost options that come directly from the drug manufacturers themselves, cutting out many