{"id":10778,"date":"2026-04-06T11:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/?p=10778"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:09:34","slug":"president-trumps-eo-on-lowering-drug-prices-by-putting-americans-first-at-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/president-trumps-eo-on-lowering-drug-prices-by-putting-americans-first-at-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump&#8217;s EO on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting Americans First at One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A year after President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14273, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/lowering-drug-prices-by-once-again-putting-americans-first\/\"><em>Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First<\/em><\/a>, federal agencies continue to take steps to advance its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Although the EO\u2019s deadlines and goals are not immediately enforceable, they provide insight into the Trump Administration\u2019s drug pricing priorities and the timing of implementation. The Trump Administration has taken steps to complete many of the directives below, though several remain in the rulemaking phase and have yet to be fully implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Some directives ask agency officials to provide recommendations to the President but do not specifically require them to be publicly released. For these actions, work may be ongoing without public visibility.<\/p>\n<p>Building on our August 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/administration-meeting-eo-directives-to-lower-drug-prices\/\">analysis<\/a>, the chart below outlines the EO directives, implementation timing, and agency actions to date in the chart below. Applied Policy continues to track implementation efforts and is ready to help stakeholders navigate the implications of each directive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto; margin: 24px 0;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: #1f2937;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; background-color: #1f4e79; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 22%;\">EO Directive<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; background-color: #1f4e79; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 12%;\">EO-Directed Timing<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; background-color: #1f4e79; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 14%;\">Release Date<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; background-color: #1f4e79; color: #ffffff; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 52%;\">Agency Actions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 3. Improving upon the Inflation Reduction Act<\/strong><br \/>\nRelease Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Guidance for IPAY 2028 and MFP Effectuation for IPAY 2026\u20132028<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">June 14, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">May 12, 2025<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0;\">September 30, 2025<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/ipay-2028-draft-guidance.pdf\">Draft<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/ipay-2028-final-guidance.pdf\">Final Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Guidance for IPAY 2028<\/a> address negotiation implementation for IPAY 2028 and MFP effectuation for 2026\u20132028. However, CMS did not address Part B MFP effectuation policy in detail in this guidance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">CMS also maintained its approach to fixed combination products but indicated that changes may be considered for IPAY 2029.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0;\">Stakeholders are closely watching to see how CMS will address these issues, potentially in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/do\/eoDetails?rrid=1292165\">Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program proposed rule<\/a> that is currently pending OMB review.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9fafb;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 8. Reevaluating the Role of Middlemen<\/strong><br \/>\nRecommendations promoting lower drug prices in the pharmaceutical supply chain<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">July 14, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">No recommendations have been publicly released<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">No recommendations have been publicly released, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/7148\">Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026<\/a>, includes significant changes to pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) oversight and transparency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 7. Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications<\/strong><br \/>\nAccess to insulin and injectable epinephrine at or below 340B acquisition cost<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">July 14, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">June 24, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/about\/news\/affordable-medications#:~:text=In%20alignment%20with%20President%20Trump's,through%20the%20340B%20Drug%20Pricing\">announced <\/a>actions to lower out-of-pocket costs for insulin and injectable epinephrine for low-income patients receiving these products from HRSA-funded health centers by issuing updated award terms that align with the EO requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9fafb;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 10. Increasing Prescription Drug Importation to Lower Prices<\/strong><br \/>\nSteps to increase importation<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">July 14, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">May 21, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">FDA issued a press release outlining steps to enhance state and tribal importation programs under section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">These include: (1) a pre-review option for draft proposals and informal FDA feedback prior to formally submitting their section 804 importation program (SIP) proposal; (2) development of a user-friendly proposal tool; and (3) additional support for states in conducting required cost savings analyses.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 3. Improving upon the Inflation Reduction Act<\/strong><br \/>\nRecommendations to stabilize and reduce Medicare Part D premiums<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">October 12, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">July 28, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">On July 28, 2025, CMS released the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/newsroom\/fact-sheets\/2026-medicare-part-d-bid-information-and-part-d-premium-stabilization-demonstration-parameters\">2026 Medicare Part D Bid Information and Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration Parameters<\/a>. The base beneficiary premium for 2026 will be $38.99, a 6% increase from last year\u2019s premium. Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the annual increase in the base beneficiary premium is not to exceed 6% per year. CMS will also continue with the voluntary Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration, which began last year to stabilize year-over-year changes in premiums for standalone prescription drug plans (PDPs) as the IRA\u2019s Part D benefit redesign is ongoing. CMS is updating parameters for the demonstration this year by reducing the uniform base beneficiary premium reduction from $15 to $10, increasing the limit on a plan\u2019s total Part D premium increase from $35 to $50, and ending narrowed risk corridor thresholds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9fafb;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 9. Accelerating Competition for High-Cost Prescription Drugs<\/strong><br \/>\nRecommendations on increasing access to generics, biosimilars, combination products, second-in-class brand name medications, and OTC medications<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">October 12, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">No recommendations have been publicly released<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">No recommendations have been released, but FDA has taken actions to expedite development for generics and biosimilars, including by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-moves-accelerate-biosimilar-development-and-lower-drug-costs\">streamlining biosimilar study requirements<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/fda-announces-new-anda-prioritization-pilot-support-us-generic-drug-manufacturing-and-testing\">prioritizing review of ANDAs that are domestically manufactured and tested<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 5. Appropriately Accounting for Acquisition Costs of Drugs in Medicare<\/strong><br \/>\nPlan to survey hospital acquisition cost for outpatient drugs<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">October 12, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/07\/17\/2025-13360\/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical\">OPPS Proposed Rule<\/a>, released July 16, 2025<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/11\/25\/2025-20907\/medicare-program-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical-center-payment\">OPPS Final Rule<\/a>, released November 21, 2026<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/medicare\/payment\/prospective-payment-systems\/hospital-outpatient-pps\/outpatient-prospective-payment-system-opps-drug-acquisition-cost-survey\">Survey<\/a> (ongoing, due April 7)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">In the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule, CMS finalized its intent to conduct a survey to inform CY 2027 payment policy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">The survey follows the June 2022 Supreme Court decision in <em>American Hospital Association v. Becerra<\/em>, which held that HHS may not vary payment rates for drugs and biologicals among hospital groups without first conducting an acquisition cost survey.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/medicare\/payment\/prospective-payment-systems\/hospital-outpatient-pps\/outpatient-prospective-payment-system-opps-drug-acquisition-cost-survey\">survey<\/a> is ongoing, with responses due April 7.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0;\">This survey is responsive to the Supreme Court decision and may lead to lower Medicare hospital outpatient payment for 340B-acquired drugs.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9fafb;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 12. Improving Transparency into PBM Fee Disclosure<\/strong><br \/>\nPropose ERISA-related fiduciary transparency regulations<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">October 12, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">January 29, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">On January 29, 2026, the Department of Labor\u2019s Employee Benefits Security Administration proposed the <a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2026-01907.pdf\">Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Rule<\/a>. Comments are due April 15, 2026.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0;\">This rule would require PBMs to disclose compensation to self-insured group health plans. Specifically, PBMs would be required to disclose:<\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 18px; padding: 0;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\">Payments from drug manufacturers, including rebates<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4px;\">Compensation received when the price a plan pays for a prescription drug is greater than the amount reimbursed to the pharmacy<\/li>\n<li>Payments recouped from pharmacies connected with prescription drugs dispensed to the plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin: 0;\">DOL also proposes to allow plan fiduciaries to audit PBM disclosures for accuracy at least once per year and outlines what plan fiduciaries may do if their PBMs do not meet the required disclosures.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 11. Reducing Costly Care for Seniors<\/strong><br \/>\nSite-neutral payment for drug administration<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">October 12, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">November 21, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">In the CY 2026 OPPS Final Rule, CMS finalized policies to align payment rates for drug administration in off-campus provider-based departments with those in the physician office setting, a step toward site neutrality. CMS also sought feedback on potentially expanding site neutrality in the proposed rule. See Applied Policy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/cms-finalizes-2-6-opps-asc-increase-declines-340b-offset-acceleration-and-launches-ipo-phase-out\/\">summary<\/a> of the OPPS Final Rule for more details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9fafb;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 6. Promoting Innovation, Value, and Enhanced Oversight in Medicaid Drug Payment<\/strong><br \/>\nRecommendations on Medicaid drug pricing reform<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">October 12, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">No recommendations have been publicly released<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">CMS has released the voluntary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/priorities\/innovation\/innovation-models\/generous\">GENEROUS Model<\/a>, and MFN agreements include MFN pricing for drugs in Medicaid. However, no report on recommendations on Medicaid drug pricing reform has been released.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 13. Combating Anti-Competitive Behavior by Prescription Drug Manufacturers<\/strong><br \/>\nListening sessions and report<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">October 12, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">Listening sessions were held June 30, July 24, and August 4; report has not been released.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">The FTC held three listening sessions addressing anticompetitive conduct, formulary and benefit design practices, and policy approaches to reduce drug prices.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">These sessions will inform a forthcoming report on manufacturer behavior. The report has not yet been released.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">The listening sessions will inform the report on combating anti-competitive manufacturer behavior.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0;\">Read Applied Policy\u2019s summaries of the three listening sessions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/doj-and-ftc-host-first-listening-session-on-lowering-drug-prices-through-competition\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/department-of-justice-and-federal-trade-commission-host-second-listening-session-on-lowering-drug-prices-through-competition\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appliedpolicy.com\/staging\/7403\/doj-and-ftc-host-final-listening-session-on-lowering-drug-prices-through-competition\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9fafb;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 4. Reducing the Prices of High-Cost Drugs for Seniors<\/strong><br \/>\nRulemaking for a CMMI drug pricing model<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">April 15, 2026<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">December 19, 2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">On December 19, 2025, CMS released the <a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2025-23702.pdf\">Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model (CMS-5545-P)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2025-23705.pdf\">Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD) Model (CMS-5546-P)<\/a> Proposed Rules. Both proposed models would operate similarly to the current Medicare inflation rebates program, where manufacturers of eligible drugs pay rebates directly to CMS when they raise their prices above a benchmark.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">For these models, the benchmark used to calculate the rebate would be based on international pricing information, rather than domestic pricing information. Comments were due on February 23, 2026.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">The Trump Administration has also pursued Most Favored Nation pricing via an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/05\/delivering-most-favored-nation-prescription-drug-pricing-to-american-patients\/\">Executive Order<\/a> that directs pharmaceutical manufacturers to voluntarily align their prices with those paid internationally. The President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/07\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-actions-to-get-americans-the-best-prices-in-the-world-for-prescription-drugs\/\">sent letters<\/a> to seventeen drug manufacturers, directing further actions related to MFN policy implementation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0;\">Sixteen of seventeen manufacturers have entered into agreements with the Trump Administration, with limited details available in companies\u2019 SEC filings, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2026\/02\/27\/trump-drug-prices-pharma-mfn-deals-3-year-terms\/\"><em>STAT News<\/em><\/a>. Comments on the GLOBE and GUARD Models from manufacturers with agreements also raise questions about whether manufacturers with agreements are exempt from these models.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Sec. 3. Improving upon the Inflation Reduction Act<\/strong><br \/>\nAddressing \u201cpill penalty\u201d<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; vertical-align: top;\">Addressing the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s \u201cpill penalty,\u201d in which small molecule drugs are eligible for negotiation earlier than biologics, requires Congressional action.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year after President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14273, Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First, federal agencies continue to take steps to advance its objectives. Although the EO\u2019s deadlines and goals are not immediately enforceable, they provide insight into the Trump Administration\u2019s drug pricing priorities and the timing of implementation. 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