Politico August 23, 2023
By David Lim and Adam Cancryn

The administration is expected to unveil the first 10 drugs selected for price negotiations Tuesday, in a milestone for the president’s health agenda.

It will be the first-ever direct negotiations between Medicare and pharmaceutical manufacturers over a set of medicines. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The Biden administration is expected to disclose early next week the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, ahead of a White House event Tuesday to celebrate the milestone, four people involved in the plans told POLITICO.

The announcement will mark a major step in a bid to lower drug prices through the first-ever direct negotiations between Medicare and pharmaceutical manufacturers...

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