Medicare to negotiate prices for weight loss drugs

Medicare to negotiate price of Ozempic, Wegovy weight-loss drugs
Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.
Weight loss drugs top the list for price negotiations
Drug prices are up for negotiation on 15 Medicare Part D prescription drugs, including popular weight loss drugs such as Ozempic.
Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare's price negotiations
Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, the Biden administration said Friday.
Wegovy and Ozempic top list of 15 drugs up for next price negotiations
Blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic top the list of 15 drugs selected for the second round of federal price negotiations, which are scheduled to begin this year, with resulting bargained prices going into effect in 2027.
Medicare’s 2025 Drug Negotiation List Includes Ozempic and Wegovy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to lower the cost for 15 more drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy.
Ozempic could get cheaper as Medicare eyes drug price negotiations — and Novo Nordisk stock slips
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said Friday that it had selected another 15 drugs for its second round of price negotiations, including the popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.
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