Posts Tagged ‘drug price negotiations’

The President Blurts an Ozempic Price, Oz and Markets Twitch

October 18, 2025 — It’s entertaining, but not really funny. At an Oval Office press event Thursday, which was supposed to be all about fertility drugs, President Trump opened his remarks talking about “a certain drug” that costs $130 in London and $1,300 in New York. “So now we’re going to be paying, instead of $1,300, you’ll be paying […]

CMS Says “Not Yet” On Medicare Coverage for Obesity

April 5, 2025 — We should be used to this by now. For years, we’ve urged policymakers to find a way out of the box that has Medicare denying coverage for obesity. This time, it seemed we were close. But close doesn’t count. Late yesterday, the Trump administration said “CMS is not finalizing” provisions of a proposed rule that […]