Trump says he will allow US states to buy cheaper medicines from abroad

Published On 2019-05-10 03:50 GMT   |   Update On 2019-05-10 03:50 GMT

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is working to allow U.S. states to buy prescription drugs from other countries if the medications cost less, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.


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"We will allow them, with certain permissions, to go to other countries if they can buy them for 40, 50, 60 per cent less," Trump said at a White House event on hospital billing.


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Article Source : Reuters

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