Ozempic Among Next Drugs Up for Medicare Price Negotiations

Ozempic, Wegovy on list for Medicare drug price negotiations
Medicare announced Friday that it has selected 15 drugs, including the hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, as well as some blockbuster cancer medications and other drugs,
Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare’s price negotiations
The Biden administration says popular weight loss 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.
Medicare Will Pay Less for Ozempic and Wegovy in 2027. The Price-Negotiation List Is Out.
Medicare will soon start paying lower prices for Novo Nordisk’s weight- loss drug Wegovy and its Type 2 diabetes treatment Ozempic, the federal agency that manages the program said Friday.The announcement confirms the long-anticipated inclusion of the blockbuster Novo medicines among 15 additional drugs whose prices Medicare will be allowed to negotiate with drugmakers this year.
Ozempic and Wegovy among drugs on Medicare list getting price cuts
The US plans to slash the price it pays for the Novo Nordisk A/S blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy, the latest drugs to be targeted under legislation that’s expected save the government more than $200 billion over a decade.
Medicare targets popular weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy for price negotiations
The Biden administration said Medicare will negotiate discounts with drug companies on 15 drugs prescribed to treat cancer, diabetes and asthma.
Medicare announces plan to negotiate prices of diabetes, weight loss drugs
WASHINGTON — Medicare officials announced plans to negotiate the prices of blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, further complicating big decisions the Trump administration will have to make about how to cover the medications.
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.
Novo's Ozempic, Wegovy face US Medicare price negotiations
Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, the U.S. government said on Friday. Other drugs on the list include Pfizer's cancer drugs Ibrance and Xtandi,
Biden Adds Ozempic to Medicare Price Renegotiation Talks
Biden's administration announced weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy will be included on Medicare's list of medications subject to direct price negotiations.
Ozempic Among the Next Drugs Up for Medicare Price Negotiations
The U.S. government named 15 drugs that will be subject to the second round of price negotiations by Medicare, including Ozempic and Wegovy, the drugs at the center of the weight-loss craze. The Biden administration said the drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending,
US targets Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy for Medicare price talks
Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, the U.S. government said on Friday.
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