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Americans pay significantly more for prescription medications, with branded drugs in the U.S. costing about three times more than those in other countries.
Full Video/Highlights: Trump Announces Prescription Drug Price Caps, Press Conference On Many Topics
President Trump will hold a press conference Monday morning with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce an executive order to cap prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices at the lowest cost offered in any other country.
President Trump's executive order aims to lower prescription drug prices for Americans who pay nearly three times more than other countries. Valley residents share how high costs impact them.
Walgreens aims to free up time for pharmacy staff, reducing their routine tasks and eliminating inventory waste.
"If there was a serious effort, we'd actually have seen... a single bill that was actually designed to address the high cost of living..." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discusses on The Weeknight why he believes President Trump's recent executive order to lower prescription drug costs is "not a serious effort.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited Bernie Sanders' 2016 and 2020 White House campaign plans on prescription drugs to highlight Trump's efforts in 2025.