Of all the promises President Donald Trump made for the early part of his term , the stinging drug prices might have seemed the easiest to achieve . An angry CEO overwhelmingly wants change in an easily vilified industry . Big pharma ’s recent economic nightmare included thousand - percent price increases and a smirking CEO who said , “ I liken myself to the robber barons . ” Even powerful members of Congress from both sides have said that drug prices are too high .
Of all the promises President Donald Trump made for the early part of his term, controlling stinging drug prices might have seemed the easiest to achieve. An angry public overwhelmingly wants change in an easily vilified industry. Big pharma’s recent publicity nightmare included thousand-percent price increases and a smirking CEO who said, “I liken myself to the robber barons.” Even powerful members of Congress from both parties have said that drug prices are too high.