Dr. Mehmet Oz

We have internal threats from diseases that plague all humanity.

So why is it that America is footing the bill to develop the drugs?

We pay most of the R&D expense.

But then in addition, we're paying three times more, as you point out, for those same products.

So we're saying to the UK, for example, we just did this deal.

you need to spend a little bit more of your GDP on medications.

They've agreed.

Companies are seeing that there's results here because the president can use tariffs and other tools.

He can say, listen, you may not care about medication prices.

You're willing to shove it down the throats of these companies, but we're going to cause other problems for you using the other levers that our economy has.

So don't hurt us on an area where you should actually be aligned with us by saving American lives.

And they're going to come on board.

It's not an either or, we need to do both.

You've raised all the issues Republicans have been barking about for the last 15 years.

We have got to make this real insurance.

It's a discount card right now.

And so what you described, for example, our association plans where companies can bond together and say, hey, listen, we got enough purchasing power now, so we need a discount.

We need to have better ways of allowing the private sector to engage Obamacare.

Let me-

just highlight something that's underlying this issue you just raised, which is a very important observation.