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Trump to Expand Most-Favored-Nation Medicaid Drug Pricing Nationwide

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC · How we work

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President Donald Trump will announce most-favored-nation pricing for certain Medicaid drugs in all 50 states.
He will host South Dakota, Mississippi and Arkansas governors in the Oval Office on Friday to tout lower drug prices.
The administration signed deals last year with 17 major drugmakers, including Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, for most-favored-nation prices.
Those companies agreed to offer prices comparable to what other developed nations pay.

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President Donald Trump will announce most-favored-nation pricing for certain Medicaid drugs in all 50 states.
He will host South Dakota, Mississippi and Arkansas governors in the Oval Office on Friday to tout lower drug prices.
The administration signed deals last year with 17 major drugmakers, including Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, for most-favored-nation prices.
Those companies agreed to offer prices comparable to what other developed nations pay.