U.S. Government to select 10 costliest drugs for Medicare pricing negotiation

U.S. to select 10 costliest drugs for Medicare pricing negotiation The U.S. government will select the 10 costliest prescription medicines to Medicare for negotiating prices with drugmakers starting early next year, the program's top official said on Friday. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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The law grants the government the right to choose any 10 from a list of the 50 medicines responsible for the highest Medicare spending that qualify for negotiation, but does not specify the exact criteria for choosing them.

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