Here Are the First 10 Medicare Drugs the Federal Government Is Now Targeting

Here Are the First 10 Medicare Drugs the Federal Government Is Now Targeting
Prescription drugs are seen on shelves at a pharmacy in Montreal, on March 11, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
Jack Phillips
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday released a list of 10 drugs that will be part of the Medicare price-setting Drug Price Negotiation Program that was established via the Inflation Reduction Act.

The selected drug list for the first round, according to CMS, includes Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Enbrel, Farxiga, Entresto, Imbruvica, and Stelara, as well as multiple types of Novo Nordisk’s Fiasp. They include Fiasp FlexTouch, Fiasp PenFill, NovoLog, NovoLog FlexPen, and NovoLog PenFill.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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