Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got
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Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got

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Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government and pharmaceutical companies: new, lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs. It took both sides to reach a good deal.” Sponsor Message The program selected the first 10 medicines for negotiation last year based on several conditions laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act, which ended Medicare’s 20-year ban on negotiating drug prices. Sponsor Message Looking ahead at Medicare drug price negotiation It’s expected Medicare drug price negotiations will save the government $98.5 billion over a decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office, which scored the Inflation Reduction Act.

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