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Medicare cuts prices on 10 of the costliest medications

Headline from NBC New York, from the development of Aug 15, 2024

Newest development Aug 16, 2024 · 3 reportsBiden-⁠Harris: Price Cuts on 10 Drugs to Save Medicare Beneficiaries $1.5 Billion

The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most...

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    Medicare cuts prices on 10 of the costliest medications

    Headline from NBC New York ·

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    Biden-⁠Harris: Price Cuts on 10 Drugs to Save Medicare Beneficiaries $1.5 Billion

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  1. NBC New York

    Medicare cuts prices on 10 of the costliest medications (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most...

  2. WHEC Rochester

    White House says deals struck to reduce cost of 10 drugs, saving taxpayers and Medicare recipients billions of dollars (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — White House says deals struck to reduce cost of 10 drugs, saving taxpayers and Medicare recipients billions of dollars.

  3. FOX 5 DC

    Deals struck to lower prices of Medicare’s costliest drugs, White House says (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Federal officials reached deals with drug companies to lower the cost for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs, but shared few immediate details about the new price older Americans will pay.

  4. ABC 30 Fresno

    White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare's most popular and costliest drugs.

  5. Valdosta Daily Times

    Drugs to treat diabetes, heart disease and blood cancers among those affected by price negotiations (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion dollars on medications to for diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments under new prices negotiated with

  6. FOX 35 Orlando

    Deals will lower prices of Medicare's costliest drugs, White House says — see the list (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Federal officials reached deals with drug companies to lower the cost for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs. Here's what to know.

  7. NBC New York

    White House says negotiated prices for Medicare drugs will save U.S. $6 billion, beneficiaries $1.5 billion in first year (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    It is a milestone in a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans but is strongly opposed by drugmakers.

  8. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden administration releases prices of 10 drugs in Medicare negotiations, says U.S. will save $6 billion in first year (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    It is a milestone in a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans but is strongly opposed by drugmakers.

  9. Herald & Review

    Deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly (opens Herald & Review)

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    Herald & Review's feed description

    The newly negotiated prices will impact the price of drugs used by millions of older Americans to help manage diabetes, blood cancers and prevent heart failure or blood clots.

  10. My9nj

    List: Medicare deal will lower the prices of these drugs (opens My9nj)

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    My9nj's feed description

    Ten popular prescription drugs will soon become cheaper for Medicare recipients. The full list was released Thursday morning and it includes drugs to treat diabetes, blood clots, and other conditions.

  11. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Medicare cuts prices on these 10 popular drugs. See the discounts (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most...

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    Medicare negotiated drug prices, unveils billions in cost reductions (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Department of Health and Human Services says had these prices been in effect in 2023, Medicare would have saved $6 billion and beneficiaries would have saved $1.5 billion in

  13. KOB 4

    The Latest: Trump to hold news conference; Harris to talk about Medicare drug price cuts (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris will join President Joe Biden in announcing price cuts for popular Medicare drugs. Deals have been reached with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare’s most popular and costliest drugs. Medicare spent $50 billion covering the drugs last year.

  14. CNN

    Biden admin announces results of historic Medicare drug price negotiations that will save $6B (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices will lead to an estimated $6 billion in savings for the federal government and a $1.5 billion reduction in out-of-pocket costs for seniors when the lower prices take effect in 2026, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

  15. Fox10 Phoenix

    Deal will lower prices of Medicare’s costliest drugs, White House says (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Federal officials reached deals with drug companies to lower the cost for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs, but shared few immediate details about the new price older Americans will pay.

  16. NPR

    Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The White House is set to announce how much it was able to save on Medicare drug prices. It's the first time the federal program has negotiated lower prices with the pharmaceutical industry.

  17. The Guardian

    Biden policy will make 10 popular medicines less expensive for those with Medicare (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    First of its kind US policy will mean discounts on 2023 prices ranging from 38% to 79%

  18. Roll Call

    CMS announces Medicare prices for first negotiated drugs (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Under new drug pricing law, the Biden administration has negotiated cheaper prices for 10 high-cost prescription drugs.

  19. Washington Examiner

    HHS announces lower negotiated Medicare drug prices (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    HHS announced the price reductions for the 10 most costly drugs for the Medicare prescription drug program. It's estimated to save $100 billion by 2031.

  20. Investopedia

    Medicare Enrollees Will See Significant Price Reductions For 10 Drugs (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Medicare enrollees will save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 as a result of drug price negotiations by President Joe Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022.

  21. Hiawatha World Online

    New Deals Will Cut Medicare Costs for Expensive Drugs (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration said Thursday that it has signed deals with drug companies that will lower the prices on 10 of the most

  22. Deseret News

    Medicare just negotiated prices on these 10 drugs (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Which 10 drugs will be cheaper in 2026 under Medicare? Why did Medicare negotiate drug prices? What's the Inflation Reduction Act?

  23. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare's costliest drugs.

  24. MedicalXpress

    Big Pharma push back on first Medicare drug price cuts (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Major pharmaceutical companies lashed out following a landmark deal unveiled Thursday to cut the costs of 10 key medicines, with some saying the price-setting process was not transparent.

  25. Washington Times

    Biden says Medicare drug-price talks will save taxpayers $6 billion in first year (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Biden administration on Thursday estimated that taxpayers will save $6 billion in the first year of its Medicare drug-price negotiation program.

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