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.

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 ...

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

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

Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with ...

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 ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra tours the Long Beach Public Health Department and hosts a roundtable on pandemic preparedness on June 1, 2023. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) ...