The status quo is massive scamming by pharma companies to U.S. consumers exclusively, while the rest of the world gets a better deal on pharmaceuticals.
By saying the admin should not use all available leverage points and levers to force them to lower prices, you're arguing for continued pharma profiteering, aren't you?
By the way, the Biden admin did exactly this through a lever contained within the Inflation Reduction Act for Ozempic, among others. [1]
[1] https://www.npr.org/2023/08/29/1195984752/medicare-drug-pric...