{"id":314290,"date":"2025-11-26T06:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/314290\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T06:34:09","slug":"u-s-negotiates-lower-prices-for-ozempic-and-14-other-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/314290\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Negotiates Lower Prices for Ozempic and 14 Other Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\">The U.S. government negotiated lower prices in the federal Medicare program for 15 high-selling medicines <a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/pharma\/ozempic-glp1-weight-loss-mass-market-f70f8484?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\">including Ozempic<\/a>, widening an effort to <a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/pharma\/expensive-drugs-from-pfizer-other-companies-targeted-for-first-u-s-price-negotiations-9942b20b?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rein in drug costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\">The new prices, which will take effect in 2027, shave 38% to 85% off the list prices for drugs for diseases including asthma, cancer and diabetes. The reductions are estimated to save Medicare, the <a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/health\/pharma\/ozempic-glp1-weight-loss-mass-market-f70f8484?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\">health-insurance program<\/a> for the elderly, $12 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-16aepit e1jdulti0\">Copyright \u00a92025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc. 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