<div id="readability-page-1"><div>DONALD Trump on Friday said he will urge US health insurance executives to voluntarily lower costs, as millions of Americans brace for a surge in premiums that could prove politically damaging for Republicans.The US president put forth the off-the-cuff idea during his announcement that nine more pharmaceutical companies were signing on to his push to cut some US drug prices.The Republican posited that the approach could work to bring health costs down, too.“This is just an idea that I had standing here,” Trump said. “I bet you if I called a meeting of the insurance companies, the companies that are involved with health care costs, I would be willing to bet, I think, that they would reduce their prices.”The announcement reflects growing concern within Trump’s own party over how soaring health care costs could haunt Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.At year’s end subsidies under the Affordable Care Act will expire, after lawmakers failed to reach a deal to extend them. Cash-strapped families will no longer receive health care financial assistance and could see their premiums soar - or be priced out of medical care entirely.Meanwhile Trump has been announcing pricing deals with drug companies, convincing them to commit to “Most Favoured Nation” pricing: matching the lowest price offered in other wealthy nations.The companies added to the list are Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi.The agreement follows similar accords announced in recent months including by Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Novo Nordisk, bringing the total number so far to 14.The lowered rates will be charged to Medicaid, officials said, the US health insurance program for low-income Americans, which already must get the lowest drug prices in the US.Some drugs will also be available via websites - which patients are set to be able to find via the yet-to-launch TrumpRx site - for direct purchase.In a briefing officials said they expect TrumpRx to be up and running in January.Companies have been making these voluntary deals after Trump sent a letter to 17 major companies over the summer demanding lower drug prices. In exchange, drugmakers have received incentives including tariff relief.Sky-high drug prices are a perennial source of widespread ire in the United States, and have sparked numerous legislative and administrative actions the impact of which can be difficult to determine. AFP</div></div>

唐纳德·特朗普宣布，他将敦促美国健康保险公司高管自愿降低费用，以应对不断上涨的保费。这一举措正值《平价医疗法案》下的补贴即将到期，可能导致许多美国人的保费增加。特朗普还与九家制药公司达成协议，以降低药品价格，这些协议是对之前与其他公司的交易的补充。这些新的定价协议将惠及医疗补助，并将在即将推出的 TrumpRx 网站上提供。这些努力旨在减轻医疗费用飙升对 2026 年中期选举中共和党的政治影响

特朗普表示将要求健康保险公司降低价格