First 10 Drugs Selected for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
August 29, 2023 | |
First 10 Drugs Selected for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first 10 drugs selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for price applicability year 2026 (press release, CMS press release and fact sheet, ASPE fact sheet). Additional details follow. Drugs Selected: HHS details that the selected drugs accounted for $50.5 billion in total Part D gross covered prescription drug costs, or 20 percent, of… (Slifer, August 29, 2023) #Drug Pricing, #Medicare Part D, #Prescription Drugs