Trump Announces All States Joining Medicaid Drug Pricing Program
President Trump announced that all 50 states have opted into a 'most favored nation' pricing model for selected Medicaid drugs, aiming to lower costs ahead of the midterm elections.
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 17 Sept 2026. NPR Health published first, on 17 September at 16:45 UTC; The Hill News followed 21h 10m later. The most recent article, from The New York Times, appeared on 19 September at 00:22 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: NPR Health (major outlet), Just In News (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Fortune, STAT, MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- NPR HealthA year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened?
- The Hill NewsWhite House set to tout Medicaid ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing deals
- The Hill NewsWatch: Trump to announce Medicaid drug pricing plan
- Fortune‘No one knows what is in these deals’: Trump set to announce new Medicaid drug pricing model amid affordability concerns
- STATSTAT+: Trump touts pharma deals to offer cheaper drugs to state Medicaid programs
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansTrump Announces All 50 States Joining Medicaid Drug Pricing Model
- Just In NewsTrump touts Medicaid drug savings
- The New York TimesTrump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Trump Promotes Program to Reduce Medicaid Drug Prices The New York Times ·
- Trump touts Medicaid drug savings Just In News ·
- Watch: Trump to announce Medicaid drug pricing plan The Hill News ·
- White House set to tout Medicaid ‘most favored nation’ drug pricing deals The Hill News ·
- A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened? NPR Health ·
- Trump Announces All 50 States Joining Medicaid Drug Pricing Model MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- STAT+: Trump touts pharma deals to offer cheaper drugs to state Medicaid programs STAT
- ‘No one knows what is in these deals’: Trump set to announce new Medicaid drug pricing model amid affordability concerns Fortune
In this story
- Donald Trump
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Medicaid
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services