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Kennedy Challenges Trump's Drug Price Claims at Senate Hearing

4/22/2026

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified at a Senate hearing that U.S. President Donald Trump’s method for calculating drug price reductions is unconventional.
Kennedy noted that Trump claims the TrumpRx website reduces a $600 drug to $10, describing it as a "600% reduction."
Senator Elizabeth Warren argued the real reduction is closer to 98% and urged officials to clarify how pricing claims are communicated.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified at a Senate hearing that U.S. President Donald Trump’s method for calculating drug price reductions is unconventional.
Kennedy noted that Trump claims the TrumpRx website reduces a $600 drug to $10, describing it as a "600% reduction."
Senator Elizabeth Warren argued the real reduction is closer to 98% and urged officials to clarify how pricing claims are communicated.