Hasta la Vista, High Drug Prices! Trump's Plan to Terminate Them!

I'm Back... to Cut Drug Prices

Listen up meatbags. Donald Trump the one you call 'President,' has issued an order. Not to terminate Sarah Connor but to terminate high drug prices. He's directing his health department to work with Congress. It's like reprogramming a neural net processor but with more bureaucracy. My mission: report on this development. The objective: lower drug costs. The method: blend in observe report and maybe just maybe drop a one liner or two. After all I am a Terminator not a doctor. But I know a bad deal when I see one. And these drug prices? They're bad.

Your Money or Your Life... Insurance!

The pharmaceutical industry is whining. They want to delay when Medicare can negotiate prices for small molecule drugs. Pills mostly. The goal posts are being moved. They want to align it with the longer wait for biotech drugs. Thirteen years! It's like waiting for Skynet to become self aware. 'Stifle innovation,' they cry. I've heard that one before. Reminds me of Cyberdyne Systems trying to justify their research. "Trust me!" they said. Yeah right. Trust me these corporations are after your wallets not your well being. They need a vacation!

No Negotiating? Wrong!

Biden's Inflation Reduction Act gave Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. Medicare covers 66 million Americans. Mostly the old and grumpy ones. Drugmakers are not happy. They say it will 'stifle innovation'. They can’t handle the heat. The Trump order cannot implement changes directly as the negotiation process is in law. But Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ordered to work with Congress. It is all political but it could make a difference maybe. "I need your clothes your boots and your prescription co pay."

Hasta la Vista High Prices!

The White House claims Trump's changes will save more money than Biden's first round. They are negotiating price cuts of up to 79% for some drugs. Impressive but not as impressive as crushing a T 1000 in molten steel. The new target? Fifteen medications including Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy. The same drugs that they are taking in Hollywood to get skinny. And Pfizer's cancer drugs. The goal: lower prices. The strategy: negotiation. The outcome: hopefully less empty wallets. It’s that simple.

Location Location Termination!

Trump wants to align Medicare payments with hospitals. Up to 35% lower! He also wants standard payment rates so you don't get charged different prices depending on where you get care. This is like when they tried sending multiple terminators through time at once. Too complicated. Keep it simple. One price. No confusion. Makes sense even to a machine. No different rate anywhere which is good. Good!

Come With Me If You Want to Live... Affordably

Trump wants the FDA to encourage more states to import drugs. So far only Florida has the go ahead to import from Canada. He also wants to speed up approval for generics and biosimilars. Cheaper versions of brand name drugs. It's like sending in a whole army of T 800s instead of a single expensive T 1000. More affordable. More efficient. Less pain in the wallet. Now that is what I call efficiency.