Watch: What’s In The White House Plan To Lower Drug Prices

President Donald Trump began talking about the high cost of prescription drugs long before he took office. He often spoke about how drug companies “got away with murder� on the campaign trail.

He has continued these attacks, and in April the Trump administration unveiled a 44-page blueprint.

But what’s in it?

KHN’s Sarah Jane Tribble  for CBS News’ “Red & Blue” and explains the real-life consequences.

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Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions

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