Trump Officials Plan to Test New Medicare Drug Pricing Rules

A new regulatory pilot project from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is under review at the White House budget office, suggesting that the Trump administration is seeking to take regulatory action against drugmakers even as it strikes deals with individual companies.

There are no details about the policy CMS plans to test, titled the “Guarding US Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs” pilot, including what drugs or companies could be impacted. Regulatory pilot projects help the government determine if a new regulation will save money, allowing it to experiment with rules before implementing them widely.

The proposed regulation ...