# Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/medicare-negotiated-drug-prices-for-the-first-time-heres-what-it-got/
- Published: 2024-08-17T10:00:15-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The first price negotiations between Medicare and drugmakers could save billions of dollars a year for taxpayers and beneficiaries. Photo credit: Nam Y. Huh / AP. Article by Sydney Lupkin and Asma Khalid. NPR – August 15, 2024. The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government and pharmaceutical companies: new, lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs. The discounts range from 79% for diabetes drug Januvia to 38% for blood cancer drug Imbruvica. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org Related articles: WATCH: Biden and Harris announce deal to cut Medicare prices of popular drugs – PBS News Medicare drug price cuts could have limited early impact, but grow with time – BioPharma Dive 5 takeaways from first Medicare drug price negotiations – The Hill Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio