alt Hacker News> Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts
Few days ago, Donald Trump pressured Emmanuel Macron to raise the prices of all medicines. The pressure was made with unspoken threats according to several mainstream French media such as this one [1].
[1]: https://www.tf1info.fr/international/trump-se-vante-d-avoir-...
That's like pressuring a politician to commit seppuku. French would be rioting in the streets if he would even try that.
Furthermore how Macron can increase prices of drugs? I was thinking that Americans are all about free market.