Ledger · 2016 campaign · № 35

Allow free access to imported prescription drugs

Partial
“[paraphrase] Allow consumers access to imported, safe and dependable drugs from overseas.”
Promised
, Campaign health care position paper
Re-promised
6 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Health care
Era
2016 campaign

What happened

A final rule allowing state-run Canadian importation programs was issued September 24, 2020 and took effect November 30, 2020, but no state program was approved and no drugs were imported during the term. PolitiFact rated the promise a compromise, with more progress for some drug categories than others.

Sources

  1. Allow free access to the drug market PolitiFact Trump-O-Meter, Jul 15, 2020