2024-08-16
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From the New York Times, it's the headlines.
I'm Tracie Mumford.
Today's Friday, August 16.
Here's what we're covering.
The Biden administration unveiled the results of its landmark negotiations over drug prices yesterday, and it could mean massive savings for the federal government.
The administration negotiated price limits with pharmaceutical companies for ten medications, including widely used blood thinners and arthritis meds.
The Biden administration said if the prices were already in effect, Medicare would have saved $6 billion last year.
The new prices will kick in in 2026, and the vast majority of the savings will be for Medicare, which is funded by taxpayers.
But the negotiations could also lead to out of pocket savings for some of the millions of Americans who take the drugs covered by the deal.
Its the first time the federal government has ever negotiated directly with drug makers on behalf of Medicare recipients, and the talks were authorized by the Inflation Reduction act, one of President Bidens signature pieces of legislation.
Ive been waiting for this moment for a long, long time.
First time I sponsored a bill to let Medicare negotiate the price of drugs was in 1973.
As a freshman senator.
Biden marked the moment yesterday at an event in Maryland alongside Kamala Harris, and he emphasized that under the Inflation Reduction act, the government will be able to continue negotiating drug prices for a growing list of medications.
We're just getting started.