The announcement of the 10 drugs kicks off a Medicare negotiation process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans.

The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans.

President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in a party-line vote last year, gave Medicare the power to directly hash out drug prices with manufacturers for the first time in the federal program’s nearly 60-year history. The agreed-upon prices for the first round of drugs are scheduled to go into effect in 2026.

  • bioemerl@kbin.social
    13·
    10 months ago

    The most curious thing here is that they’re all from different companies. I think this is a big trial run.

    • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      13·
      10 months ago

      I think you’re right:

      “I think it’s incredibly important to keep in mind that the negotiation process is cumulative,” said Leigh Purvis, a prescription drug policy principal with AARP Public Policy Institute. “We could have as many as 60 drugs negotiated by 2029.”