Making Healthcare Great Again: Republicans Must Support TrumpRx
By Steven Crenshaw
Published on April 7, 2026.
The article argues that attempts to weaken or eliminate TrumpRx, a system that provides financial security and peace of mind for tens of millions of Americans, could harm the security of working- and middle-class Americans. The author points out that efforts to undermine the president's efforts to reform health care and Make America Healthy Again (MAHA). The bill, SB 2040, would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies in Tennessee, disincentivize pharmacies from accepting more patients and filling more prescriptions without these companies' economies of scale. The bill would also force a government-engineered breakup of parts of the pharmacy and benefit system rather than focusing on reforms like transparency and pass-through savings. Critics argue that it undermines the president’s efforts to lower drug costs and undermines his efforts to achieve this. The article concludes that if Bobby Harshbarger continues to push this legislation, it will result in pharmacy closures, longer drive times, and higher drug costs for all Tennesseans.
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