特朗普命令制药公司按美国价格定价,以与外国利率相符,否则将面临后果。
Trump orders drug companies to slash U.S. prices to match foreign rates or face consequences.
特朗普总统要求17家大制药公司降低美国的药品价格,以便在60天内与其他发达国家的药品价格相匹配。
President Trump demanded 17 major pharmaceutical companies lower drug prices in the U.S. to match those in other developed countries within 60 days.
这遵循了5月的一项行政命令,旨在实施“最富裕国家”定价,该定价将美国药品价格与国外较低税率联系起来。
This follows an executive order in May aiming to implement "Most Favored Nation" pricing, which ties U.S. drug prices to lower rates abroad.
Trump威胁说,如果公司拒绝遵守,就会采取不具体的行动,因为数据显示,美国人对品牌药品的支付比其他类似国家高出三倍。
Trump threatened unspecified actions if companies refuse to comply, amid data showing Americans pay up to three times more for brand-name drugs than other similar nations.