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15 Costly Drugs Will Get Medicare Price Cuts in 2027: Will You Save?

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15 Costly Drugs Will Get Medicare Price Cuts in 2027: Will You Save?

On November 25, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced significant price reductions for 15 high-cost prescription drugs used by millions of Medicare beneficiaries. That’s a major win for older Americans. The negotiated “maximum fair prices,” made possible by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, promise to save the program $12 billion annually […]

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Medicare to Cover Obesity Drugs Under Trump Deal for as Little as $50. What You Need to Know

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Medicare to Cover Obesity Drugs Under Trump Deal for as Little as $50. What You Need to Know

The White House recently announced a landmark deal with pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly and Nordisk that will impact Medicare beneficiaries and others in the coming months. The agreement cuts prices for GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, while expanding Medicare coverage for these weight-loss medications. The news is a turnaround from a Trump

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Bristol Myers Reaches $239 Million Settlement Over Psoriasis, MS Drugs

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Bristol Myers Squibb reached a $239 million settlement of claims that former Celgene shareholders were defrauded about prospects for the psoriasis drug Otezla, and multiple sclerosis treatment now known as Zeposia. A preliminary settlement of the 7-1/2-year-old class action was filed on Tuesday night in the federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and requires a

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Medicare to Cover GLP-1 Drugs for as Little as $50 a Month Under Trump Plan

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Medicare to Cover GLP-1 Drugs for as Little as $50 a Month Under Trump Plan

Key Takeaways Medicare and Medicaid will cover drugs used for weight loss for the first time, offering Wegovy, Zepbound, Monjauro, and Ozempic for $50 a month co-pays. The White House negotiated lower prices from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, which list sticker prices of the drugs for $1,000 a month or more. A new website,

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How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk

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How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk

When Hurricane Helene barreled across several southern states last fall, it destroyed homes and killed more than 150 people. The storm also took out one of the country’s main factories producing intravenous fluid bags widely used in hospitals. The ensuing shortage forced manufacturer Baxter International Inc. to ration supplies and hospitals to use fewer IV

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