Showing posts with label pharmaceuticals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pharmaceuticals. Show all posts

Friday, January 17, 2025

Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations — including Ozempic


The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, has announced the next 15 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation. Blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic is on the list.

That means the federal government and the pharmaceuticals industry are about to go head-to-head once again. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services negotiated prices for a first batch of drugs last year — something it could only do because of the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in 2022.....MORE

Saturday, August 19, 2023

A Peek At Big Pharma’s Playbook That Leaves Many Americans Unable To Afford Their Drugs


America’s pharmaceutical giants are suing this summer to block the federal government’s first effort at drug price regulation.....MORE