Medicare, Ozempic and Weight loss drugs

Medicare targets popular weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy for price negotiations
The Biden administration said Medicare will negotiate discounts with drug companies on 15 drugs prescribed to treat cancer, diabetes and asthma.
Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
The government is expected to pay lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. The Trump administration will decide whether to expand coverage for millions of Americans.
Ozempic, Wegovy among drugs selected for Medicare's price negotiations
The Biden administration announced Friday that Ozempic, Wegovy and 13 additional drugs will now be covered under Medicare Part-D for price negotiations, the next round of negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act passed by President Joe Biden in 2022.
Medicare announces plan to negotiate prices of diabetes, weight loss drugs
WASHINGTON — Medicare officials announced plans to negotiate the prices of blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, further complicating big decisions the Trump administration will have to make about how to cover the medications.
Medicare’s 2025 Drug Negotiation List Includes Ozempic and Wegovy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just announced 15 new drugs it wants to lower the cost for including popular, but expensive weight-loss drugs.
Medicare to negotiate price of Ozempic, Wegovy weight-loss drugs
Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.
Ozempic, Wegovy among drugs subject to Medicare price controls
The Biden administration released another list of prescriptions drugs that would be subject to price controls. The price controls for the selected drugs will become effective in 2027.
Ozempic is in the next round of Medicare drug price negotiations. See the full list of 15 medications
The list includes Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes injection Ozempic, weight loss shot Wegovy and diabetes pill Rybelsus, which are considered one product.
Medicare announces 15 new drugs up for price negotiations, including Ozempic
The Biden administration on Friday released its next round of prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, which includes Ozempic.
Maker of weight-loss drugs to ask Trump to pause price negotiations: Report
Eli Lilly and other drugmakers are reportedly planning to urge the Trump administration to pause Medicare drug-price negotiations that were put in place by the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "They need to fix [the IRA]," Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks told Bloomberg at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
The next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation
The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before the inauguration of President-elect Trump. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had until Feb.
Ozempic and Wegovy selected for next round of Medicare drug price negotiations
Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will ...
Ozempic, Wegovy and other new drugs are selected for Medicare’s price negotiations
Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated ...