{
  "id": 4705744,
  "title": "Trump announces nine new MFN drug pricing deals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-announces-nine-new-mfn-drug-pricing-deals",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T19:56:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Endpoints News",
    "slug": "endpoints-news",
    "url": "https://endpoints.news/trump-announces-nine-new-mfn-drug-pricing-deals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump has announced nine new drug pricing deals with pharmaceutical companies. The companies - Alcon, Astellas, BeOne, BridgeBio, CSL, Sun Pharma, Kyowa Kirin, Teva, and UCB - have agreed to sell new medications to US patients at prices comparable to the lowest prices in peer countries. They will also offer their drugs to state Medicaid programs at \"most-favored nation\" prices.\n\nAccording to STAT News, some companies may also bolster domestic manufacturing and contribute to US medical stockpiles. The deals are believed to help the companies avoid tariffs and inclusion in two CMS pilot programs. This round of agreements builds on 17 similar deals struck with larger drugmakers last year, including Pfizer, Eli Lilly, and Amgen.\n\nThe announcement is part of Trump's efforts to make healthcare more affordable, with a focus on lowering prescription drug costs. US patients currently pay some of the highest prices for prescription medicines in the world, often nearly three times more than in other developed nations.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Trump administration to announce drug pricing deals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-administration-to-announce-drug-pricing-deals",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:13:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Trump reportedly plans to announce new drug pricing deals with nearly a dozen drugmakers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-reportedly-plans-to-announce-new-drug-pricing-deals-with-nearly",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:20:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Watch live: Trump makes announcement on drug pricing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/watch-live-trump-makes-announcement-on-drug-pricing",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:43:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Trump announces drug pricing deals with 9 more drugmakers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-announces-drug-pricing-deals-with-9-more-drugmakers",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:51:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "WATCH: Trump says more pharmaceutical companies will lower drug prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/watch-trump-says-more-pharmaceutical-companies-will-lower-drug-prices",
        "published": "2026-08-31T21:09:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}