President Trump Trump,who has often bucked the traditional free marketorthodoxy that the GOP has promoted, said as a candidate that hewould use the power of the government to reduce drug costs. (Photo:Bloomberg)

Conservatives are worried about President Trump’s proposals toreduce the cost of prescription drugs.

The Trump administration is supporting a bill that would limitprice increases for drugs in the Medicare Part D program, forcingdrug-makers to reimburse the government if their price rises fasterthan inflation. However, the bill has drawn pushback from Republicans andconservative advocacy groups, who fear the president is adoptingliberal ideas.

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