Trumps’ first week in office was a flurry of Executive Order after Executive Order. There was one that has caused much concern and worry with seniors, especially those on Medicare, and the news headlines did little to quiet those concerns. Trump rescinded a 2022 Biden Executive Order that addressed additional means to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients.
Biden’s Executive Order of 2022 encouraged Medicare to explore pathways to lower drug costs and the costs of cell and gene therapies, and to reduce Medicare funding on drugs cleared by the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval process. The Centers for…