Why it doesn’t matter if Trump’s newest drug pricing idea flops
Let’s cut to the chase: President Trump might have shocked the health policy world Sunday when he announced a souped-up version of his most-favored nations drug pricing policy, but there’s virtually no chance the policy is enacted before Election Day.
In a new story for STAT, Lev and I explain why that might not matter. The biggest impact of Trump’s announcement might not be the policy at all: It’s the proactive political message that the policy tees up — and which Trump can campaign on for the next 50 days, Lev and I argue.
For more on why Trump’s out of time to enact the policy, how the policy will play amid the coronavirus pandemic, and how Democrats and Republicans are responding, check out our story here.
In a new story for STAT, Lev and I explain why that might not matter. The biggest impact of Trump’s announcement might not be the policy at all: It’s the proactive political message that the policy tees up — and which Trump can campaign on for the next 50 days, Lev and I argue.
For more on why Trump’s out of time to enact the policy, how the policy will play amid the coronavirus pandemic, and how Democrats and Republicans are responding, check out our story here.
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