On July 22, 2025, President Donald Trump made the following statement during a reception with members of Congress:
"This is something that nobody else can do, We're gonna get the drug prices down.
Not 30 or 40 percent, which would be great, not 50 or 60, no.
We're gonna get 'em down 1,000 percent, 600 percent, 500 percent, 1500 percent."
‐‐ "Trump Fails Basic Math Problem Trying to Brag About Drug Prices" -- New Republic
So, here is the problem for this month:
My Jardiance prescription costs $1,472.87 for a 90 day supply (in January, Medicare paid $747.97 and I paid $724.90).
Figure out how much the $1,472.87 prescription will cost for each of the reductions that Trump mentioned:
30% ________
40% ________
50% ________
60% ________
1,000% ________
600% ________
500% ________
1500% ________
Send your solution by the end of the month to:
David Pleacher