President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday morning that promises to crack down on “unreasonable or discriminatory” practices by foreign countries that result in Americans paying far higher costs for prescription drugs.

The Legislature and Gov. Maura Healey last year enacted a pair of new health policy laws, including one aimed at reining in prescription drug costs.

President Trump on Monday called on drugmakers to lower their prices within the next month to be closer to those charged in other high-income countries, threatening to subject them to steep caps on how much they can earn from Medicare if they fail to do so.