Executive Order 13947: Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First
President: Donald J. Trump
Proposed a Medicare international-price drug model, then was expressly revoked and replaced by EO 13948.
Status: Revoked — by EO 13948.
Is Executive Order 13947 still in effect? No. EO 13948 revoked it.
What does Executive Order 13947 do?
The July 24, 2020 order directed HHS to pursue a Medicare most-favored-nation drug-payment model tied to prices in comparable countries. EO 13948 expressly revoked this earlier order on September 13, 2020 and issued a new Part B and Part D model direction. CMS later issued and then rescinded a Most Favored Nation model rule under the successor policy; that rule must not be attributed to the revoked July order as its direct implementation.
Succession corrected September 24, 2026: Section 5 of EO 13948 expressly revoked the July 24 order. CMS’s later model rule followed the successor’s direction and was subsequently rescinded; the July order did not remain the operative authority.
Before and after
Before the order
The order addressed lowering drug prices by putting america first. The prior legal and administrative context is identified in its linked full text; this review does not assume every prior policy was displaced.
After the order
The July order proposed a most-favored-nation pricing direction for Medicare.
EO 13948 revoked it on September 13, 2020 and restated a Part B and Part D model policy. CMS later rescinded its implementing rule.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Federal agencies named in the signed order | Directed HHS to pursue a Medicare Part B most-favored-nation payment model tied to lower international drug prices; actual payments depended on a separate rule. | See the official text for precise duties and deadlines |
What happened next
Original unnumbered drug-pricing order signed; it was later catalogued as EO 13947.
EO 13948 section 5 expressly revoked the July 24 order and replaced its model directions.
Succession and topic labels corrected against the published records.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
EO 13948, section 5, expressly revoked the July 24, 2020 order. Its sections 3 and 4 directed new Medicare Part B and Part D model work. The later CMS rule and its rescission concern that successor policy; neither reinstated the July order. The specific procedural and judicial history of the model should be read in the linked CMS and Federal Register records.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- CMS — Most Favored Nation model (opens in a new tab) Official record
- Federal Register — CMS rescission (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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