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Medicare negotiates new prices for Ozempic and Wegovy

The new price will take effect in 2027

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The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has struck an agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to set a negotiated price for its blockbuster drug ingredient Semaglutide. 

The deal will apply under the U.S. Medicare prescription drug program and comes under the price-negotiation framework created by the Inflation Reduction Act. 

For consumers, this means that when the new price takes effect in 2027 under the current schedule, Medicare beneficia...

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