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Trump plan for drug prices won’t include direct negotiations

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a year of bold promises, President Donald Trump is unveiling his plans for reducing drug prices. But they don’t include a key campaign pledge to use the buying power of the government’s Medicare program to negotiate lower costs for seniors.

In advance of Trump’s speech on his plans Friday, officials previewed a raft of old and new ideas to increase competition and …

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