
February 10, 2025
Trump May Impose Tariffs On Drugs, But Calls Pricing Unfair And Wants Change In an exclusive Super Bowl interview on Fox News, President Donald Trump seemingly endorsed tariffs on drugs but said in the end drug costs would come down. Many are worried that tariffs on drugs and other medical devices will further drive up healthcare costs. But Trump seemed to signal he intends to try to end the fundamental unfairness of drug prices in America compared with other developed countries. Trump used the example of Ozempic costing $88 a month in the U.K., while it is $1,200 a month in America. Trump’s rough prices are entirely accurate and represents what he said was roughly ten times more in America. Trump said the U.S. has been too nice on the issue. In a recent blog, I predicted that the populist Trump would come around on the issue of drug pricing