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J&J strikes deal with US government to cut drug prices, gain tariff exemptions

Johnson & Johnson commits to a $55 billion U.S. investment plan, expanding manufacturing and providing Medicaid access at prices aligned with other developed countries.

  • On Jan 8, Johnson & Johnson announced it reached an agreement to cut U.S. drug prices in exchange for tariff exemptions, which it said `meets the requests` of U.S. President Donald Trump.
  • The Trump administration had pressed manufacturers as U.S. patients often pay nearly three times more for medicines, reaching December agreements with nine other major pharmaceutical companies to cut Medicaid and cash prices promising `massive savings`.
  • J&J will participate in TrumpRx.gov, listing discounted medicines to help Americans buy drugs at reduced rates and provide Medicaid access at prices comparable with other developed countries.
  • J&J said it will build two new manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania as part of its $55 billion U.S. investment plan and may announce more investments later this year.
  • Using trade policy leverage, the agreement trades tariff exemptions for domestic drug-price cuts, supporting the administration's broader pricing push to align U.S. costs with other wealthy countries.
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Business Wire broke the news in Crystal River, United States on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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