< p > Trump signs "drug price executive order" : < / p > < p > Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue policies so that the reimbursement prices under federal Medicare are equivalent to the lowest prices obtained by other developed countries; within thirty days, the trade representative and the Ministry of Commerce will produce a list specifying the target prices for each prescription drug; within six months, if pharmaceutical companies fail to make "significant progress" towards the target prices, the Department of Health will enforce them; tariffs will be imposed on non-compliant pharmaceutical companies... < / p > < p > If implemented, the effect is unclear, Trump claims "at least save 60% or so" < / p > < p > There are legal obstacles to truly implementing this. Similar actions taken during Trump's first term targeting fifty drugs under Medicare were ruled by the court as "the order is invalid". < / p > < p > This is a major topic that benefits people's livelihood. There is no small matter in people's livelihood. To handle major matters well, there must be corresponding legal guarantees and policy regulations. < / p > < p >< img src = "//p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/0ec3d5b919f841d4bd6b6d5a4d4ea0e4~tplv-obj:1144:1048.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1831935229126668&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1754784000&x-signature=LgO1M6y12Gfj8r%2BvnfioKk2diNs%3D"/ >< / p > < p > Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1831935229126668/ < / p > < p > Statement: The article only represents the author's personal views. < / p >