Trump administration affirms drug price talks

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Where $2 prescription drug prices, Obamacare stand in Trump executive order onslaught
Trump stopped a program that had been in the works and was intended to give Medicare recipients access to more than 100 generic drugs for $2 a month, according to another executive order signed on Trump's first day in his new term.
Trump's administration aims for 'greater transparency' in drug price negotiations
The U.S. government said on Wednesday it will aim for "greater transparency" in Medicare drug price negotiations under President Donald Trump's administration following criticism from the pharmaceutical industry for the Biden-era law.
Trump Order Didn’t Reverse All of Biden’s Measures to Lower Drug Costs
President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued by former President Joe Biden aimed at finding new models for lowering drug costs. Trump's action didn't affect the caps on seniors' drug costs or Medicare price negotiations that Biden signed into law.
Cigna taking steps to lower out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs
Cigna's Evernorth Health Services said on Wednesday its actions will enhance transparency about the company's negotiations.
Trump Order Walks Back Biden-Era Effort To Lower Prescription Drug Prices. Here's Context
Trump rescinded Executive Order 14087, "Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans," which directed Medicare and Medicaid agencies to research and implement models for lowering the costs of prescription drugs. Separate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 also aimed at lower prescription drug costs are still in effect.
Medicare drug price negotiations to target Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs
The hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy​, used for diabetes and weight loss, will be included in the next round of talks to negotiate lower Medicare drug prices.
US govt looks to bring 'greater transparency' in Medicare drug price negotiations
The U.S. government said on Wednesday it will consider opportunities to "bring greater transparency" for the Medicare drug price negotiation program under President Donald Trump's administration. The price negotiation process was established under former President Joe Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.
Trump administration affirms drug price talks, but will seek input to ‘improve’ program
A short statement from CMS said the agency will consider ways to make Medicare price negotiations, begun under Biden, more transparent.
CMS aiming for more transparency in drug pricing negotiations
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, said it is considering ways to bring "greater transparency" to the Medicare drug pricing negotiation program mandated under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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