The negotiations with drugmakers are projected to save older adults $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs when the new prices go into effect in 2026.

The negotiations with drugmakers are projected to save older adults $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs when the new prices go into effect in 2026.

The Biden administration said Thursday that it had reached an agreement with drugmakers to lower prices on the 10 costliest prescription drugs under Medicare.

It’s part of the federal government’s first-ever drug pricing negotiations, a cost reduction it claims could help ease the financial burden on the estimated 1 in 7 older adults in the U.S. struggling to pay for their medications.

  • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
    162·
    3 months ago

    I checked and 7 of those 10 meds are free here, the other 3 are under $30 for a monthly refill.

    Having healthcare is nice, y’all USAians should try it sometime.

    • HeyJoe@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 months ago

      I just saw a news segment about this and the woman used as an example was spending 22k a year on one of these medications for the past 8 years and to make ends meet they have been selling off things like their car and mess with their mortgage to take out more money. What a way to live in the US… and this is just 1 of the many ways this country tries to cripple you for life if you’re not lucky.