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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
That's a 2016 article concerning the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership which was canned so not a live prospect, unlike the US-UK one.
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The larger negotiating power (eg EU, US) has more negotiating strength. So it will bring in other things into the deal to help its own economy. We've already seen the NHS one, another suggestion from that country to include in a trade deal is for the UK not to deal with Huawei.
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If the EU were considering it, they could still consider it within the EU.
Just because one side is claimed to have more power, doesn't mean it will flex that supposed power. A trade agreement is about mutual benefits overall.
The core NHS concept is "free at the point of use". Doesn't matter who provides it.
The price paid for drugs is not something that is subject to a trade agreement.