The Biden administration on Tuesday is expected to release its list of 10 prescription medicines that will be subject to the first-ever price negotiations by the U.S. Medicare health program that covers 66 million people.
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , which oversees the Medicare agency, in an effort to derail the price-setting process.
Americans pay more for prescription drugs than patients in all other developed nations. The White House responded to these lawsuits by saying nothing in the U.S. Constitution prevents Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices. The 10 initial drugs will have met certain criteria set out by the Medicare agency. They must be sold in pharmacies, not have substantial generic competition and have been on the market for at least nine years - 13 for more complex biotech drugs.
Unless it is blocked by a court, the Medicare agency will publish the new agreed prices on Sept. 1, 2024.
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