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The U.S. government negotiated lower prices in the federal Medicare program for 15 high-selling medicines including Ozempic<\/a>, widening an effort to rein in drug costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new prices, which will take effect in 2027, shave 38% to 85% off the list prices for drugs for diseases including asthma, cancer and diabetes. The reductions are estimated to save Medicare, the health-insurance program<\/a> for the elderly, $12 billion.<\/p>\n

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