Do You Support Trump’s Efforts to Lower Drug Prices?

And what do Americans think of President Trump's plans for health care? NTD's Sam Wong was out on the streets of D.C. to hear from the people. President Trump right now he's negotiating with pharmaceutical companies making sure that the prices we pay here are in line with what people are paying in other countries. What do you make of that plan? I think it's an excellent plan but how's he going to do that through negotiation and make more pharmaceuticals here? Um yeah if we can align with other countries I think then that's that's pretty that seems fair. I watched some documentary about how much pharmaceutical companies can charge and in the U.S. and it just seemed really high it would make sense if it's kind of out of control that the government steps in. I would say that you know what's the sounds like a good initiative in general if you're lowering drug prices for Americans. I think it'll be effective in the short term the issue is what's its durability and for the industry pharmaceuticals where do they make up their their lost revenue if they perceive lost revenue if that means price increases they'll do it somewhere else. I think it's the right thing to do I mean it's been far too long for us paying the prices we've been paying while seeing other countries getting I think favored what they call favored nations pricing so for sure I want to see us be more in line with that. When it comes to health care President Trump is talking about instead of sending money to the insurance company he's going to send money directly to the people so that people can make their own choice what do you make of that? I mean I'd be interested to hear how that would be done I mean anything that I think could be done at the people's choice is a good thing. I don't see that as being successful in the long run and if you put the money in my pocket as a consumer I might simply decide the cheapest drug is the best drug and that's not always true. I think if we can educate people on where to put that money then that that feels like the good idea. To say like oh do you want a fair market and people and prices to be reasonable that seems reasonable. I don't hate the administration I don't love the administration it's just like it's the government doing their thing and if it brings good to the people great. I mean I think a better solution would probably be just to have universal health care so that people can I mean not really have to jump through hoops and then if they are able to afford a private health care you know company then they're that's their prerogative. Well pharmaceuticals look at the stock and how much they pay their CEOs something like 27 million dollars a year for what? We need to be paying our own people and then allowing us to do what we want with our own money.