Facing unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration, some of the world’s top drugmakers promise to cut prices. But experts say the savings might not be what they seem.Guests:<ul><li><a href="https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Cannon</a>, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute</li><li><a href="https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/person/stacie-b-dusetzina-phd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stacie Dusetzina</a>, Professor of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University</li><li><a href="https://schaeffer.usc.edu/people/darius-lakdawalla-ph-d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darius Lakdawalla</a>, Chief Scientific Officer, USC Schaeffer Center</li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/peter-loftus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Loftus</a>, Reporter, Wall Street Journal</li><li><a href="https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/108737" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Rome</a>, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School</li><li><a href="http://google.com/search?q=leslie+walker+tradeoffs&oq=leslie+walker+tradeoffs&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMgYIBRBFGD0yBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg80gEIMTYzMWowajSoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leslie Walker</a>, Senior Reporter, Tradeoffs</li></ul>We want to hear from you! <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RK6PPKZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our audience survey</a> takes less than ten minutes, and you’ll be entered to win one of two $50 Bookshop.org gift cards.Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2025/10/22/will-trumps-prescription-drug-deals-really-lower-prices" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&id=89c5edcb93&utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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