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A Major Overhaul of Prescription Drug Prices

A Major Overhaul of Prescription Drug Prices

The Daily vor 3 Jahren

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A year ago, Congress overhauled the way drugs for older Americans
get paid for, by giving Medicare the power to bargain with drug
makers over prices in the biggest change to health care for more
than a decade. This week, the Biden administration began its
implementation.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who covers health policy for The Times,
discusses the decades long battle for bargaining power and
Rebecca Robbins, who covers the pharmaceutical industry for The
Times, explains its potential to reshape the business of drugs in
America.

Guest: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, a Washington correspondent covering
health policy for The New York Times.

Rebecca Robbins, a business reporter for The New York Times
covering the pharmaceutical industry.

Background reading:

The Biden administration announced a long-awaited list of the
first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations
with Medicare.

Drugmakers are “throwing the kitchen sink” to halt Medicare
price negotiations.

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