Trump’s deal with drugmakers was meant to see prices fall. But some companies have been raising them, Senate report says

NewsHealthTrump’s deal with drugmakers was meant to see prices fall. But some companies have been raising them, Senate report saysOne in five American adults say they have cut pills in half or skipped doses to save moneyJulia Musto in New York Thursday 16 April 2026 18:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959047","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/prescription-drug-prices-trump-sanders-senate-b2959047.html","title":"Drugmakers raised prices on hundreds of drugs despite Trump deals: Senate report"}}CloseTrump drug price deals: What to knowSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Health_Newsletter","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regSourceSection":"Health","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}While President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the prices of prescript...