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title: "Presidential Order: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs"
description: On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing prescription drug prices.
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# [Presidential Order: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs](https://www.warnerpacific.com/news/presidential-order-lowering-prescription-drug-costs)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.warnerpacific.com/news/author/admin) | Apr 16, 2025 7:00:00 AM

On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed an [executive order](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/lowering-drug-prices-by-once-again-putting-americans-first/) 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)

  

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