Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 medications: Report
https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5668053-us-drug-prices-rise-2026/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17673010575557&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fpolicy%2Fhealthcare%2F5668053-us-drug-prices-rise-2026%2F
Posted by kootles10
8 Comments
From the article:
The costs of at least 350 drugs in the U.S. are expected to rise in 2026, according to a new analysis, despite many of the drugmakers pledging to offer more favorable prices under new Trump administration policies.
New data from the health care research firm 3 Axis Advisors, first reported by Reuters, found that a higher number of drugs would see price increases next year compared with last year, when more than 250 drugs were slated for markups.
The median price hike hovers around 4 percent.
These projections come on the heels of the Trump administration successfully enforcing its “most favored nation” (MFN) policy on more than a dozen drugmakers this year, procuring agreements that ensure the companies will offer their products at MFN pricing — the same price as the lowest they sell it globally — and offer direct-to-consumer options.
But that can’t be!! Donald Trump has promised us time and time again that prices on pharamceuticals were going to go down 500. 600. even 700%! Where’s my 700% discount on pharama Donald?!?!
So utterly pathetic.
🤔 average of 4% per the article, on 350 medications out of the ~20,000 used in the US. …alternate, less click-baity Reddit title… “Inflation Exists!”.
Incredible. Especially leaving an administration that was able to cap the price of insulin at $35 for Medicare recipients.
(And no, [Trump did not do this](https://www.kff.org/medicare/the-facts-about-the-35-insulin-copay-cap-in-medicare/))
Cool. Economic repression, weaponization of economic policy, structural violence, domestic economic coercion, and kleptocratic extraction.
Good times, America. The citizenry is the target.
The upside of me switching from my PPO full coverage to my HSA is I don’t go to the doctor or One Medical as much for random things. Hopefully my small small impact, and others that have switched to the HSA feel the same and prices come down because of it.
I have insurance which pays for drugs. When an article says drug costs are going up, or drug costs are going down, I know it doesn’t have a direct affect on me. My co-pays stay the same. It’s the insurance company that benefits from from lower prices.
At this point, I expect the healthcare system to collapse in the US which will cause the recession. HR/benefits departments are already freaking out at the skyrocketing cost of health insurance. Don’t expect any raises anytime soon.