Listen: Why 'TrumpRx' Might Not Save You Money

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared Oct. 6 on the podcast “Today, Explained” to discuss TrumpRx, President Donald Trump’s proposal for a direct-to-consumer website aimed at lowering prescription drug costs.

While few details were made public when the program was announced on Sept. 30, Rovner explains that consumers who are enrolled in health plans through their employers or government programs may save more money on drugs using their insurance or drugmakers’ patient discount programs.

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<h1>Listen: Why ‘TrumpRx’ Might Not Save You Money</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Julie Rovner, KFF Health News</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2025-10-09T05:00:00-04:00">
			October 9, 2025		</time>
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<p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared Oct. 6 on the podcast “<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/trumprx/id1346207297?i=1000730452450">Today, Explained</a>” to discuss TrumpRx, President Donald Trump’s proposal for a direct-to-consumer website aimed at lowering prescription drug costs.</p><p>While few details were made public when the program was announced on Sept. 30, Rovner explains that consumers who are enrolled in health plans through their employers or government programs may save more money on drugs using their insurance or drugmakers’ patient discount programs.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/julie-rovner-today-explained-podcast-trumprx-announcement-prescription-drug-costs/?share=x">				Share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/julie-rovner-today-explained-podcast-trumprx-announcement-prescription-drug-costs/?share=facebook">				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/julie-rovner-today-explained-podcast-trumprx-announcement-prescription-drug-costs/?share=linkedin">				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20Why%20%27TrumpRx%27%20Might%20Not%20Save%20You%20Money&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMjA5ODkxMQ&share=email">				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/julie-rovner-today-explained-podcast-trumprx-announcement-prescription-drug-costs/#print?share=print">				Print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/julie-rovner-today-explained-podcast-trumprx-announcement-prescription-drug-costs/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/julie-rovner-today-explained-podcast-trumprx-announcement-prescription-drug-costs/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
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