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New 2026 price negotiations: What the first cuts on high-cost drugs mean for pharmacies

Medicare’s 2026 drug price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act aim to lower the cost of expensive medications, bringing major changes for pharmacies, insurers, and beneficiaries. Read More

Medicare beneficiaries expected to save $685M from drug price negotiations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the expected savings from a second round of Medicare drug price negotiations. There is a net savings of 44%, or $12 billion, from ... Read More

What IRA drug prices will mean for PBMs, health plans and patients

The IRA requires health plans serving the Part D market to cover all negotiated drugs, and it has been predicted that CMS will use the annual formulary review process to ensure that plans cover all ... Read More

Trump’s drug pricing push sidelines Medicare negotiation program

As President Donald Trump touts new deals to cut the cost of blockbuster drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, he’s barely mentioned Medicare’s drug price negotiation program — even though the government is ... Read More

Trump administration unveils Medicare negotiated price cuts for 15 drugs, including Ozempic

The Trump administration late Tuesday announced new lower Medicare prices for 15 drugs that were part of the latest round of the program’s price negotiations, touting a total of $12 billion saved ... Read More

Trump admin says drug price negotiations will save Medicare roughly $12 billion

Medicare will save approximately $12 billion, or 44%, on 15 high-cost medications as a result of the second round of the program’s drug price negotiations, the Trump administration announced Tuesday ... Read More

Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped

John Wilkerson is a Washington correspondent for STAT who writes about the politics of health care. He is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter. The Trump administration’s deal ... Read More

Medicare announces lower prices for 15 drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Nov. 25 that Medicare recipients will pay less for 15 prescription drugs, including popular weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy, asthma ... Read More