The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare, kicking off a landmark program that is expected to reduce the government’s drug spending but is being fought by the pharmaceutical industry in court. The medications on the list are taken by millions of older Americans… Continue reading Eliquis and Jardiance Among First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations
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Bob Barker, ‘The Price Is Right’ Host, Dead at 99
Bob Barker, legendary The Price Is Right host, has died at the age of 99, confirmed by his publicist Roger Neal to Vulture. Neal released a statement reflecting on Barker’s legacy in American television, “It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us.”… Continue reading Bob Barker, ‘The Price Is Right’ Host, Dead at 99
Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations
The pharmaceutical industry, which suffered a stinging defeat last year when President Biden signed a law authorizing Medicare to negotiate the price of some prescription medicines, is now waging a broad-based assault on the measure — just as the negotiations are about to begin. The law, the Inflation Reduction Act, is a signature legislative achievement for… Continue reading Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations