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Trump Rx: Drug Discount Site Launches With Limits
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NPR's Sydney Lupkin takes a close look at Trump Rx, the administration's new prescription drug discount website [1] — Sydney Lupkin "Trump Rx lists 92 brand-name drugs at a discount, but that's a fraction of the 800+ drugs participating companies actually sell. Harvard's …" 01:20 . The site lists 92 brand-name drugs at reduced prices for people who are not using insurance — but that number is a sliver of the more than 800 drugs that the 17 participating companies sell. Two holdouts, Gilead and Regeneron, have not yet added drugs but have each promised to list one. Harvard Medical School's Dr. Ben Rome offers a blunt assessment: most companies are doing this for a small number of products in a limited setting, with no indication of large-scale engagement. The practical upshot, Rome says, is that patients with health insurance will almost certainly find a better deal by staying with their insurance co-pay — leaving Trump Rx most useful for a niche group, such as those needing IVF-related drugs not covered by their plans.
Trump Rx lists 92 brand-name drugs available at a discount for people not using insurance, a fraction of the 800+ drugs these companies market.
Harvard health policy researcher Dr. Ben Rome says people with insurance should stick to their co-pay rather than use Trump Rx.
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