WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald

Trump on Friday said he ‌would call on ​health insurance companies

to ‍meet with ⁠him ⁠in the coming weeks ‌in an ​effort to get them to

cut ⁠their ‍prices.

Trump ​made the remarks at the end of ‍a White House event

during which he announced a deal ​with ‍nine drugmakers to lower

prices on ​pharmaceuticals. The U.S.'s largest health insurance

companies include UnitedHealth Group Inc ( UNH ), CVS Health's ( CVS )

Aetna ​and Cigna ( CI ).