{"id":638,"date":"2026-07-08T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=638"},"modified":"2026-07-08T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:00:08","slug":"trump-officials-push-to-onshore-generic-drug-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=638","title":{"rendered":"Trump officials push to onshore generic drug manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2282803939-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trump officials push to onshore generic drug manufacturing\" title=\"Trump officials push to onshore generic drug manufacturing\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div data-author=\"daniel-payne\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\">Daniel covers the intersection of the health industry and the federal government. He reports on corporate influence in government, the health consequences of federal policies, and the politics of health care. Confidential tips can be sent on Signal at danielp.100.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Last week, pharmaceutical leaders filed into a meeting room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, for a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and HHS Chief Counsel Chris Klomp.<\/p>\n<p>The administration officials had a message for the industry: It\u2019s time to bring production of essential medications back to the U.S. \u2014 or at least closer to home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, described by an administration official and two people familiar with the event, focused on increasing U.S. control of the supply chains for the 86 medicines deemed essential by the health department\u2019s Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.<\/p>\n<div class=\"restricted-content-breaker article\" aria-labelledby=\"restricted-story-heading\" aria-describedby=\"restricted-story-description\" checked=\"false\">\n<div class=\"restricted-content-breaker-bar\">\n<p class=\"restricted-text\">STAT+ Exclusive Story<\/p>\n<p class=\"restricted-login\">Already have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/login\/\" data-stat-login=\"\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker login cta\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"restricted-content-breaker-bg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/stat-plus-breaker-bg.png\" alt=\"STAT+\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"restricted-content-breaker-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stat-paywall-archive\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stat-plus-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/stat-plus-logo-white.svg\" alt=\"STAT+\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"restricted-story-heading\">This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"restricted-story-description\">Unlock this article \u2014 plus in-depth analysis, newsletters, premium events, and news alerts.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"restricted-content-breaker-wrapper-cta mobile\">Already have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/login\/\" data-stat-login=\"\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker login cta mobile\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"restricted-content-breaker-cards\">\n<div class=\"slider-container\" aria-label=\"Subscription plan toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"individual\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Individual plans<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"group\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Group plans<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" class=\"stat-button view-all\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker view all plans\" aria-label=\"View All Plans\">View All Plans<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"restricted-message-breaker\">\n<div class=\"restricted-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"restricted-content-message\">\n<p class=\"restricted-content-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/stat-plus\/\" class=\"stat-button restricted-button\" data-stat-paywall-cta=\"breaker subscribe cta 1\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel covers the intersection of the health industry and the federal government. 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