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Trump says new proposal will lower some US drug prices
Complex plan could take more than a year to put into effect
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President Donald Trump talks about drug prices during a visit to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Thursday, - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs, saying it would stop unfair practices that force Americans to pay much more than people in other countries for the same medications.
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