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Mehmet Oz: “The prices that President Trump left to the next…”

Featuring: Mehmet Oz, Republican | Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | National

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President Trump Makes an Announcement, Dec. 19, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 23:47

Chris Clump, Inma Hernandez, John Brooks, Theo Merkel, Corey Heidi. A lot of folks work their tails off to make this happen. And that's why we've gotten to the finish line. The prices that President Trump left to the next administration on pharmaceuticals have gone up 25% until the President took office. We are reversing that trend and making sure that Americans can afford to get the life saving solutions. (23:47–23:57)

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Asserts that pharmaceutical prices increased by 25% before President Trump took office.

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