US Government Unveils Medicaid Drug Pricing Overhaul to Lower Drug Costs

The GENEROUS model, set for a 2026 launch, aims to tackle soaring drug and treatment costs.
US Government Unveils Medicaid Drug Pricing Overhaul to Lower Drug Costs
A sales clerk helps a man with his prescription drugs at a pharmacy in New York City on June 18, 2014. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
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The U.S. government on Thursday unveiled a pilot program to combat skyrocketing prescription drug costs in Medicaid by pegging prices to those in other developed nations. The plan could save billions for low-income Americans and taxpayers.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the Generating Cost Reductions for U.S. Medicaid (GENEROUS) model, a voluntary program launching in January 2026 and lasting through December 2030.
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.