Presidential Order: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Admin April 16, 2025 1 min On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing prescription drug prices. Prescription Drug Price Executive Order – Key Points Restore policies to lower drug prices from Trump’s first term Improve Medicare price negotiations and focus on expensive drugs Cap insulin and epinephrine costs for low-income/uninsured patients Allow easier importation of cheaper prescription drugs from abroad Speed up approval of generics and over-the-counter drugs Increase transparency on pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) fees Reform Medicaid payments to tie drug costs to actual value Stop overuse of expensive hospital settings for drug administration Crack down on anti-competitive practices by drug manufacturers Ensure fair treatment of all drug types (e.g., pills vs. biologics) Related Posts Compliance Chronicle June Compliance Chronicle (2026) Compliance Chronicle May Compliance Chronicle (2026) With RxDC reporting requirements fast approaching, May's issue breaks down what brokers need to ...