Trump revives most favored nation plan, but only for Medicaid

In the USA, the Trump administration is urging congressional Republicans to include a “most favored nation” (MFN) policy in their domestic policy package that would tie Medicaid drug payments to the lowest prices paid in other wealthy countries, a White House official confirmed to Inside Health Policy.

But consumer advocacy group Public Citizen warns the move would generate far less savings than applying the same policy to Medicare.

Under federal law, all US citizens and certain legal immigrants who meet Medicaid's financial and non-financial eligibility criteria are entitled to Medicaid, while Medicare applies to citizens aged over 65 and younger patients with a disability.