Trump Administration Pushes Plan to Import Drugs From Canada (1)

The Trump administration is paving the way for Americans to buy lower-cost prescription medication imported from Canada, in another push to reduce drug prices.

The administration on Wednesday offered two proposals to loosen longstanding federal restrictions on importing foreign drugs. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar described the effort as “one of the highest priorities we have in the administration.”

President Donald Trump has frequently touted the idea of bringing medicine from overseas to help lower costs for Americans, saying the U.S. pays too much for prescription drugs. In other large industrialized countries, government health systems or regulators often ...