The agency will announce the 15 new drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation on Friday morning. The companies that manufacture these drugs will have until Feb. 28 to sign a negotiation agreement. Health ...

On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to lower the cost for 15 more drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy.

Former President Biden’s secretary of Health and Human Services is strongly considering running for governor of California, ...

Xavier Becerra, the outgoing Health and Human Services ... but there's a clear roadmap for success for the American people and for Medicare beneficiaries," Becerra said. "And I guarantee you ...

Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release. The ...

Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...

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 ...

On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS ... important drugs for seniors," Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said. Becerra said the agency "will ...

U.S. health officials selected the drugs because they account for high Medicare spending due to widespread use ... people,” said U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. “We can try ...