For months, President Donald Trump and his aides touted efforts to lower prescription drug prices for Americans. Now consumers can check prices at the recently launched TrumpRx.gov website.
"This is a very big deal," Trump said Feb. 5 when announcing the launch. "People are going to save a lot of money and be healthy."
But analysts say the Trump administration's consumer drug-pricing site might not deliver lower drug prices for most Americans.
A key pillar of his administration's efforts to address health affordability, TrumpRx so far includes brand name fertility, insulin, weight loss and other medications from five pharmaceutical companies. And while these drugs are discounted from their list prices, nearly half of the medications on TrumpRx have generic equivalents that can be purchased elsewhere, often at lower prices.
The website doesn't note the distinction, only stating consumers can "find the world's lowest prices on prescription drugs."
