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22 • OCTOBER 2020 - Senior Voice of Citrus County Health Connections
22 • OCTOBER 2020 - Senior Voice of Citrus County
Trump Approves Final Plan to Import Drugs

From Canada For ‘Fraction Of The Price’

President Donald Trump, rule “poses no additional make it easier for unsafe or said. “We’re doing it very,
outlining his “America risk to the public’s health counterfeit medications to very quickly.”

First Health Plan” on and safety and will result in enter the market. But individuals will not be
Thursday, announced that his a significant reduction in the Trump has dangled his drug allowed to import drugs on
administration will allow the cost of covered products to importation plan in campaign their own, Azar said in his
importation of prescription the American consumer,” speeches over the past year letter. Instead, they will have

drugs from Canada. Azar said in the letter KHN — and again on Thursday to rely on programs run by
obtained Thursday.
Congress has allowed drug in North Carolina during a states.
importation since 2000 but Prices are cheaper north of speech that provided a litany About 4 million Americans
only if the secretary of the the border because Canada of his promises on health care. import medicines for personal

Department of Health and limits how much drug makers “We will finally allow the safe use each year, and about 20
Human Services certified can charge for medicines. The and legal importation of drugs million say they or someone
it is safe. That has never United States lets free market from Canada,” Trump said. in their household has done

occurred until Secretary dictate drug prices. States “can go to Canada and so because prices are much
Alex Azar did it Wednesday, The pharmaceutical industry buy your drugs for a fraction lower in other countries,
according to a letter he wrote has long fought efforts of the price” in the U.S. according to surveys.
to congressional leaders.
on importation, arguing

Implementation under that it would disrupt the “This will be a game changer
the administration’s final nation’s supply chain and for American seniors,” Trump Continued on page 24

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